Simple roast turkey with hearty gravy

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1.2 kg roast turkey
• 125 g diced ham
• 3 tomatoes
• 4 onions
• 3 carrots
• 4 garlic cloves
• 50 g butter
• ½ tsp curry
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder, hot

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 10 minutes

First, wash the turkey roast and pat dry with kitchen paper. Rub all sides with salt, pepper, and paprika, and set aside. Quarter the tomatoes, eighth the onions, and chop the carrots into 1-2 cm pieces, along with the garlic. Melt the butter in a roasting pan and sear the roast well on each side until well browned. Remove from the roasting pan. Sear the ham cubes. Add all the vegetables except the tomatoes and sear until well browned. Add the tomatoes as well. After a short time, deglaze with a little water, add the curry and cayenne pepper, and scrape up any leftovers from the bottom. Add the roast again. Fill the roasting pan halfway with water, cover, and simmer over low heat. Turn the roast after 50 minutes and simmer for another 50 minutes. Remove the roast and keep warm. Purée the gravy, then strain it. If necessary, thicken the gravy. I haven’t needed it yet. It goes well with potato dumplings and red cabbage.