Space Shuttle Turkey

Cooking Instructions

Thoroughly wash Duck and Turkey, clean and lightly salt cavities.

Remove any labels from Orange, cut in half, remove any visible seeds and stuff into Duck cavity.

Melt butter, add walnuts and chopped onion, sizzle slightly until the onion just starts to carmelize.

Add sufficient stuffing for Turkey, add wine, add sufficient water to make correct stuffing consistency.

Stuff and Truss Turkey as usual.

Obtain four strong wooden skewers. Skewer Duck to the top of the turkey and keep it clear of the turkey by about 1/4 inch or so. Duck should be breast-side down (Drumsticks down), Turkey as usual, breast-side up.

Place in deep baking dish. Bake as you would the turkey, ignoring the timing for the duck. It will get just a little bit crispy on the back meat, but the rest of it will be just fine.

The Duck will baste the turkey as it cooks, the orange within the duck will combine with the wine to make a deep, rich gravy and stuffing flavor without being bitter. You may baste during the latter stages of baking, but far less often than with the turkey alone.

Enjoy!