Medium
Christmas Noche Buena
Pavo Relleno Navideño - Chilean Christmas Stuffed Turkey
Chile's festive Christmas turkey stuffed with pine nuts, apricots, and ground meat. This Spanish-influenced dish combines Old World and New World ingredients for a uniquely Chilean holiday celebration.
270
Total Minutes
10
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
60 min
Prep Time
210 min
Cook Time
270 min
Total Time
Ingredients (13 items)
12.00 lbs
Whole turkey
1.00 lb
Ground beef
0.50 lb
Ground pork
1.00 cup
Pine nuts
1.00 cup
Dried apricots
chopped
0.50 cup
Raisins
0.50 cup
Green olives
chopped
2.00 large
Onions
diced
6.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
1.00 cup
Breadcrumbs
2.00 cups
White wine
1.00 tbsp
Merkén
Chilean smoked chili
1.00 tbsp
Paprika
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Sauté onions and garlic. Add ground meats, cook until browned.
12 minutes
2
Add pine nuts, apricots, raisins, olives. Cook 5 minutes.
5 minutes
3
Stir in breadcrumbs, merkén, paprika. Cool stuffing completely.
30 minutes
4
Stuff turkey cavity loosely. Truss legs and tuck wing tips.
5
Rub turkey with olive oil, season generously with salt and pepper.
6
Roast at 325°F, basting every 30 minutes with wine.
210 minutes
7
Cover with foil if browning too quickly. Cook to 165°F internal.
8
Rest 20 minutes before carving. Serve with pebre sauce.
20 minutes