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Try this delicious and easy homemade stuffing with any pork or poultry. It will make enough for roughly a 4kg bird.

300g chestnuts, cooked and peeled
50g butter
1 onion
4 stems of celery, including the leaves
500g minced pork
1 bramley apple
zest of 1 lemon
150g breadcrumbs
small bunch of sage
small bunch of rosemary
salt and pepper

Finely chop the onion, celery and herbs. Roughly chop the chestnuts and peel and chop the apple.

Melt the butter, then add the celery and onions. Leave to gently sweat for 10 minutes, stirring. Leave to cool before combining with the pork, apple, herbs, chestnuts, breadcrumbs, lemon zest and herbs. Season well.

Ready to get stuffing? See our How to: Stuff your Turkey post – it works the same for other birds.

If you have any left, roll into balls and bake for 35 minutes at 190C until cooked through.

Preparing and stuffing the Christmas turkey should be just as an important task as consuming it, so we want to ensure that you do it properly. If you haven’t stuffed a bird before (so to speak) then don’t worry, our step-by-step guide is a simple and effective way to deliver the perfect turkey this year.

• Prepare your desired stuffing from scratch, or see our fresh homemade chestnut and brandy stuffing for some inspiration.

• Remove the packet of giblets from the main cavity of the bird and set aside if you wish to make gravy.

Now for the fun bit!

• To stuff the neck, first pack it loosely with stuffing.

• Pin the neck skin over the exposed stuffing with a skewer.

• Spoon stuffing loosely in the main body cavity.

• Cover exposed stuffing with a swatch of aluminium foil or a piece of bread.

• Roast the turkey based on the recipe you’ve selected.
• Place extra stuffing in a baking dish coated with cooking spray, cover and refrigerate until ready to bake, no more than six to seven hours.
• Pour turkey or chicken stock over the extra stuffing and bake at 350 degrees F (about 175 degrees C) for no more than an hour.
• After the turkey is done roasting, remove stuffing immediately and place in a bowl and the refrigerate leftovers.

If you haven’t done so already, hurry and get a quality turkey from us this Christmas before they all go!