Vickys 'Tur-Duck-Hen' Roulade (Three Bird Roast)

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   Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F

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   First butterfly the turkey and duck breasts.

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   This just means cut through one side almost to the other side so you can then open the breast out like a book or a pair of butterfly wings

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   The poultry pieces all need to be the same thickness, so place them each between 2 sheets of parchment paper or cling wrap and lightly pound them with a rolling pin so they are all around half an inch thick all over but evenly shaped

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   Clear your workspace and lay a sheet of cling wrap down.

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   Place lengths of butchers twine on top, down every couple of inches from top to bottom.

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   Place the butterflied turkey breast skin side down on top of this

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   Rub the turkey with a little olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper.

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   Cover with a layer of stuffing keeping a border about 2 inches back from the edges.

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    Pack it down a little, again around the same thickness as the turkey

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    Now lay the butterflied duck breast on top and again, oil, season and cover with stuffing

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    Place the chicken thigh on top of that and oil and season it

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    Now using the cling wrap to help you, tightly roll the turkey over the duck and chicken jelly/swiss roll style, overlapping the bottom slightly to make a cylindrical kind of sausage shape

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    Gently start removing the cling wrap and tying the butchers twine around the 'sausage' to secure it so it doesn't spread open in the oven

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    Place in a small oven tray, seam down, rub some butter or sunflower spread over the chicken skin and season lightly with more salt and black pepper.

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    Add the chicken stock to the bottom of the tray.

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    This will help replace the juices in the meat that the stuffing soaks up and give you a base for your gravy

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    Cover the tray tightly with foil and roast for 90 minutes

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    Remove the foil, baste with the juices and return to the oven to colour for a further 30 minutes.

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    If you like the skin darker and crisper leave it a little longer

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    Remove from oven tray and let stand for 15 - 20 minutes wrapped with foil to seal in the juices, then snip off the butchers twine and slice into thick slices

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    Serve with roast potatoes, carrots, sprouts, cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon, extra stuffing, chicken gravy and cranberry sauce

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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