kurtinja

First of all you have to catch your turkey. They live on the plains and spend a lot of time on the gound, but they are good at flying so they can be hard to catch. You clean the turkey and pluck the feathers, then stuff it with gum leaves. Also wrap the gum leaves around the outside. Have a really good fire going with slow burning wood and dig a pit. Fill the pit with hot coals, put the turkey in and cover it with more coals and the fire. The gum leaves add a really delicious flavour to the meat. Alternatively, but the bird up and wrap the pieces in foil, then cook them in the fire. It is a really good tucker and you get a lot of meat from one bird. Serve kurtinja with vegetables or salad.