Turkey Roast with Dates and Clementines

Ingredients

• Turkey Roast

  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 8 cups (2 litres) water
  • 1 deboned turkey roast, about 4 lb (1.8 kg), with the skin

• Stuffing

  • 1 clementine
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/3 cup (75 g) butter
  • 1/4 lb (115 g) ground pork
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) white wine
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp breadcrumbs

• Sauce

  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup (35 g) toasted flour
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) brandy
  • 2 cups (500 ml) chicken broth
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon

• Garnish

  • 1/2 cup (75 g) pitted dates, cut into small dice
  • 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped