Stuffed Wild Turkey

Submitted by Jim Weller

• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 10 lbs turkey, wild, dressed
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup celery, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 (12 ounce) package cornbread stuffing mix (herb-seasoned)
• 1 piece chicken bouillon (cube)
• 1⁄2 cup water, hot
• 1⁄2 cup Burgundy wine
• 6 slices bacon
• 1⁄2 cup Burgundy wine

directions

1. Rinse the bird and pat dry inside and out.
2. Brown 8 slices of bacon in a skillet `until CRISP, then drain reserving the drippings.
3. Saute the onions and celery in the bacon drippings in a skillet until brown, and add cup of water and simmer for 5 min...
4. Combine the stuffing mix, bouillon cube (dissolved in cup of hot water), cup burgundy, onion and crumpled bacon in a bowl mixing well.
5. Stuff and truss the turkey.
6. Place the bird in a roaster and arrange 4 slices of bacon across the breast. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each leg and cover tightly with foil.
7. Place the lid on the roaster and bake at 300 for 4 hours.
8. Pour remaining burgundy over the turkey and bake uncovered for 40 more min. basting every 10 min.
9. Let stand for 10 min. before slicing and serve.