We need to talk about pelvic floor health
We need to talk about pelvic floor health

Nathalie Marquez Courtney

Bank holiday baking: ice cream sandwiches
Bank holiday baking: ice cream sandwiches

Meg Walker

‘I don’t want a mummy wagon like those I see my peers driving’
‘I don’t want a mummy wagon like those I see my peers driving’

Dominique McMullan

Take a tour of Wendy Crawford’s eternally enviable home and Temple Bar store, Scout
Take a tour of Wendy Crawford’s eternally enviable home and Temple Bar store, Scout

Megan Burns

Buckle up: 24 pairs of chunky sandals to shop this summer
Buckle up: 24 pairs of chunky sandals to shop this summer

Sarah Gill

Award-winning food writer Kate Ryan on Flavour.ie on her life in food
Award-winning food writer Kate Ryan on Flavour.ie on her life in food

Sarah Gill

Need some beach read inspiration? Here are 10 titles team IMAGE are reading this summer
Need some beach read inspiration? Here are 10 titles team IMAGE are reading this summer

Sarah Gill

Gill Meller’s barbecued courgettes will make your weekend BBQ
Gill Meller’s barbecued courgettes will make your weekend BBQ

Meg Walker

The ultimate guide to understanding skincare vitamins
The ultimate guide to understanding skincare vitamins

Melanie Morris

‘I’d have done anything to give birth again’
‘I’d have done anything to give birth again’

Amanda Cassidy

Image / Living
Sponsored

Chef Shane Smith’s secret to seasoning the perfect Christmas turkey

Sponsored By

By Shayna Sappington
23rd Dec 2020
Sponsored By
Chef Shane Smith’s secret to seasoning the perfect Christmas turkey

When it comes to making a flavourful turkey this Christmas, it’s all about the seasoning. Don’t settle for the usual thyme and garlic. If you want your bird to stand out, brush it with Chef Shane Smith’s spiced clementine butter, infused with anise, cloves and clementine zest.


Spiced Clementine Butter

Ingredients

  • 454g Kerrygold Salted Butter
  • 4 Whole Star Anise (2 tsp ground)
  • 1/2 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Whole Cloves (1 tsp ground)
  • 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
  • Zest of 2 Clementines

 

Method

  1. Begin by placing the Kerrygold butter, salt and clementine zest into a bowl.
  2. Next, in a spice grinder or a pestle and mortar, crush up the black pepper, star anise and cloves and add this to the butter mixture.
  3. Using a wooden spoon or hand mixer, beat the butter until all of the ingredients are well incorporated and the butter is soft.
  4. If you are going to use the butter straight away, spread the butter under the skin of the turkey before you cook it in the oven. Keep some back to brush over the turkey as it bakes to give a beautiful fragrant orange spice flavour to the turkey meat.
  5. If you would like to give the flavoured butter as a gift, place a spoonful of the spiced butter onto a sheet of greaseproof paper and roll the paper to look like a Christmas cracker. Secure each end with some string or ribbon and place in the fridge until you are ready to give it as a gift.

For the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing new Christmas recipes – each created by Kerrygold and renowned pastry chef Shane Smith. Follow along and learn how to bake delicious cakes, pies and edible gifts.

 

Read more: Need some holiday recipe inspiration? These gourmet, Christmas treats are easy to make at home

Read more: Pastry chef’s home baking: Shane Smith’s jam drop cookies recipe

Read more: Spice up your midweek meal with a Danish take on mushroom risotto