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A Turducken Roast is one of the most impressive dishes you can place at the centre of a table. It is a fully deboned layered roast of chicken inside a duck, inside a turkey, combined with three distinct gourmet stuffings. At Tender Gourmet Butchery, butcher Adam Stratton has perfected the traditional turducken, creating a premium five kilogram centrepiece that is both generous in size and remarkable in flavour.
This guide explains how to prepare, cook and serve a turducken so you achieve a tender, evenly cooked result every time. Whether you are hosting a holiday lunch, a celebration dinner or simply want a showpiece meal that will be remembered, a Turducken Roast offers the ultimate all in one solution.
What Exactly Is a Turducken Roast
A turducken is a multi layered roast designed to deliver maximum flavour and convenience in a single dish. Each bird is completely deboned for easy carving and stuffed with its own distinctive gourmet filling.
At Tender Gourmet Butchery, every Turducken Roast includes:
- Fresh free range turkey filled with sage and onion stuffing
- Fresh free range duck filled with fig and pistachio stuffing
- Fresh chicken filled with fruity stuffing
- All three birds rolled tightly into one roast and finished with bacon
The result is a generous five kilogram roast that feeds a crowd, slices perfectly and offers a layered combination of textures, flavours and aromas.
Recipe Details
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 4 to 4.5 hours | Serves: 12 to 14
Ingredients
To prepare this Turducken Roast at home, you will need:
- 1x TGB Turducken Roast (4.5 to 5 kg)
- Olive oil for brushing
- Salt and cracked black pepper
- 1x cup chicken stock or white wine for the roasting tray
The hallmark of a successful Turducken Roast is moisture and even cooking. Because the roast is fully rolled and deboned, seasoning the outside well and using a little liquid in the tray helps maintain tenderness throughout the layers.
Method
Cooking a Turducken Roast is simple, and the layered design ensures consistent results without complex steps.
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius (fan forced).
- Allow the turducken to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before cooking.
- Place the roast into a deep tray lined with baking paper. Brush lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken stock or wine to the base of the tray to create steam and enhance tenderness.
- Cover the roast loosely with foil and cook for approximately 3 hours.
- Remove the foil, baste with the pan juices and continue roasting for another 60 to 90 minutes until the surface becomes golden.
- Check that the thickest part of the roast reaches a safe internal temperature of 75 degrees Celsius.
- Rest the turducken for at least 20 minutes before carving.
A Turducken Roast slices cleanly thanks to the deboning, revealing the layers of chicken, duck, turkey and stuffing. Serve with the pan juices or reduce them to create a rich gravy.
This cooking method creates a moist and tender result through every layer, and the final uncovered stage ensures a golden finish without drying out the meat.
Butcher’s Tip
- Always rest the turducken before carving to ensure each layer remains juicy.
- Use a sharp carving knife to achieve clean slices through the turkey, duck and chicken.
- If using a barbecue with a lid, maintain steady indirect heat at 180 degrees for the same cooking time.
- Do not increase temperature to rush cooking; slow roasting is essential for a tender multi layer result.
A premium Turducken Roast from Tender Gourmet Butchery takes the complexity out of preparation. It arrives fully assembled, seasoned and ready to roast, making it a true centrepiece for any celebration.
Health Benefits of Turducken
A turducken provides a diverse mix of proteins and nutrients thanks to its layered structure of turkey, duck and chicken. Turkey is naturally lean and rich in vitamins, duck offers iron and robust flavour, and chicken provides lean, high quality protein. When prepared with fresh, locally sourced free range birds, a Turducken Roast becomes a balanced celebratory meal built from premium ingredients.
Why Choose Tender Gourmet Butchery
Tender Gourmet Butchery has become known for producing Australia’s most famous turducken. Each roast is handcrafted by Adam Stratton’s team using free range poultry, premium gourmet stuffings and traditional rolling techniques. With over two hundred national awards and four Sydney locations, TGB continues to lead with exceptional quality and craftsmanship.
Our turducken is prepared fresh, rolled tightly for consistent cooking and sold exclusively at our Hornsby and Warringah Mall outlets. Customers seeking a high quality centrepiece choose TGB for its flavour, convenience and unmatched presentation.
