New Year's Turkey

Ingredients

• 1 cup apples chopped
• 0.3 cup balsamic vinegar 
• 0.7 cup butter 
• 1 tablespoon cajun spice 
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 0.5 cup parsley fresh minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 pound ground veal 
• 0.5 pound ground ham boiled
• 0.5 cup honey 
• 1 cup milk 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1.5 cups onion divided chopped
• 1 sprigs garnishes: parsley kumquat leaves fresh
• 1 tablespoon pepper 
• 1 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 cup raisins 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2 tablespoons salt 
• 10 pound turkey 
• 1.5 cups vermouth sweet
• 0.5 cup walnuts chopped
• 6 slices bread white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• roasting pan
• kitchen thermometer
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Remove giblets and neck from turkey, and reserve for another use. Rinse turkey with cold water, and pat dry.
2. Place turkey in a shallow dish. Stir together 2 tablespoons salt and next 4 ingredients; pour over turkey. Cover and chill at least 6 hours.
3. Melt butter in a large skillet; add 1/2 cup onion, and saute until tender.
4. Add veal and ham; cook over medium heat, stirring often, 5 minutes.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Remove crusts from bread, and discard; crumble bread.
7. Combine breadcrumbs, milk, and egg in a large bowl; stir in apple and next 6 ingredients. Stir in onion mixture.
8. Remove turkey from refrigerator, and brush cavity with oil mixture. Spoon stuffing into cavity; truss turkey using string. Lift wingtips up and over back, and tuck them under bird.
9. Place turkey, breast side up, into a large roasting pan.
10. Cover turkey with aluminum foil, and bake at 400 for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350, and bake 2 hours, basting occasionally with pan drippings.
11. Process remaining 1 cup onion, vermouth, and honey in a blender until smooth.
12. Pour mixture over turkey, and bake 1 more hour or until meat thermometer inserted into turkey thigh reaches 180 and stuffing reaches 16
13. Broil (with electric oven door partially open) until golden.
14. Garnish, if desired.