The Food Standards Agency has issued an alert over the risks of food poisoning from cooking the stuffing inside the turkey or failing to defrost a frozen bird properly. It warns that washing the ...

Add the reserved liquid from cooking the leeks. Add the turkey, ham, stuffing and leeks to the béchamel and stir very gently – be careful as you don’t want the meat or leeks to break up.

Refrigerate the turkey until the stuffing hardens. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Truss the turkey with twine, and cover the skin liberally and completely with softened butter. Wrap in plastic ...