Roasted Turkey- Curcan La Cuptor

My first time when I cooked turkey. A whole one :). It was delicious !!

A fost prima data cand am gatit curcan. A fost tare bun!!

Servings: 10-12

Total Time : 3:30 Hr

INGREDIENTS:

Turkey(4kg)

3 carrots

3 potatoes

1 onion

garlic cloves

salt

pepper

paprika

oil

water

honey

SAUCE:

Cranberry sauce(400gr)

just a few drops of balsamic dressing

PREPARATION:

Preheat the oven at 180, meanwhile start to peel the vegetables. Wash the turkey, wipe it with paper towel, and place inside of it  carrots, potatoes and onion. Slice the garlic cloves and make some wholes in turkey from place to place and insert the garlic.

Season the turkey with salt, pepper and paprika. Place it in a tray and add some oil and some water. Cover the tray with kitchen foil and  drop it in the oven. Have a look at it from time to time, cook it for 3 hours, when is almost done, put some honey on the turkey and leave it in the oven for another 10-15 min.

We had it with some cranberry sauce and balsamic dressing, all together mixed with a blender.

ENJOY!!

ROMANIAN

CURCAN LA CUPTOR

Portii: 10-12

Timp Total: 3:30 Hr

INGREDIENTE:

Un curcan (4kg)

3 morcovi

3 cartofi

o ceapa

o capatana de usturoi

sare

piper

boia de ardei

ulei

apa

miere

SOS:

sos de merisoare

crema balsamica

MOD DE PREPARARE:

Incingem cuptorul la 180. Ne apucam sa curatam legumele, spalam curcanul si il uscam cu servetele de hartie. Taiem cateii de usturoi feliule, crestam curcanul din loc in loc si punem feliile de usturoi in crestaturi. Condimentam curcanul cu sare, piper si boia, apoi il punem in tava. In tava punem putin ulei si apa, acoperim cu folie si dam la cuptor 3 ore. Ne uitam la el din cand in cand , cand aproape este gata il ungem cu miere si il mai lasam 10-15 min.

Noi l-am servit cu sos de merisoare si crema balsamica, amestecate si mixate la blender.

POFTA BUNA!!!