Marc Peels Truffled Turkey Potpie Recipes

TURKEY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Brown the Italian sausage in a large pot over medium-high heat, then remove and reserve. Sear the turkey in the pot until golden brown on both sides, then add the stock, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, sage and thyme. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the turkey is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Take the turkey out of the pot and allow to cool slightly.
• Remove the meat from the bones, then chop into bite-sized pieces. Continue to cook the remaining liquid until further reduced. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place the turkey, sausage, vegetables and reduced stock in 9-by-13-inch casserole dish.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Fill a large pot with water and boil the potatoes until tender. Crush them with a potato masher, then add the cheese and butter. Place on top of the turkey and vegetable mixture and bake until the casserole is warm throughout and the potatoes have become slightly golden on top, about 30 minutes.
• Serve with the baguette.

CRISPY TRUFFLED TURKEY

Steps:

• For the turkey: In a small bowl, mix the kosher salt, truffle salt, chopped thyme and pepper flakes. Lay the turkey flat on a rimmed baking sheet, skin-side down, and then pat it dry with paper towels. Generously sprinkle the inside of the turkey with half of the seasoning mixture, being sure the hit the thick parts a bit heavier than the thin parts. Flip the turkey and sprinkle the skin side with the remaining seasoning. Cover the turkey with a piece of loose parchment paper and refrigerate for at least 12 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Rest the turkey at room temperature for 30 minutes before roasting.
• On a clean, rimmed baking sheet, scatter the thyme sprigs, celery, carrots, rosemary and onions. Pat the turkey dry one more time and place on the bed of vegetables skin-side up. Tuck the wings under the shoulders. Mix together the truffle butter and oil in a small bowl. Pour the butter mixture over the bird and brush evenly on the skin. Roast until an instant-read thermometer reads 155 degrees F in both the thigh and the thickest part of the breast, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Place the turkey on a cutting board to rest for 20 minutes before carving. Strain any juices from the bottom of the baking sheet and skim off any fat that may rise to the surface. Carve the turkey.
• For the gravy: In a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat, heat the chicken broth, thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer. In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch and 1/4 cup water until smooth and no lumps remain. Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the simmering broth. Continue to whisk until smooth and thick, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the reserved turkey drippings, the kosher salt and truffle salt. Remove the thyme sprigs and bay leaf and serve the gravy with the carved turkey.

INDIVIDUAL TURKEY POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, flour, rosemary, thyme and pepper, 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Slowly add broth, stirring until smooth. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Stir in turkey, peas and carrots and green beans. Spoon into four 10-oz. ramekins.
• Cut 4 circles out of puff pastry sheet, using outer edge of ramekin as a guide. Place pastry over turkey mixture in each ramekin. Blend egg and water; brush over pastry. Place ramekins on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

TURKEY POTPIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a Dutch oven, saute potatoes, carrots, onion and celery in butter and oil until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in turkey, peas, 1/2 cup cream, parsley, garlic salt and pepper. , Spoon into two ungreased 9-in. pie plates. Unroll crusts; place over filling. Trim crusts and seal to edge of pie plates. Cut out a decorative center or cut slits in crusts. In a small bowl, whisk egg and remaining 1 tablespoon cream; brush over crusts., Bake until golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked potpies up to 3 months. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 425°. Place pie on a baking sheet; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake 30 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; remove foil. Bake until golden brown and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, 55-60 minutes longer.

DAD'S LEFTOVER TURKEY POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place the peas and carrots, green beans, and celery into a saucepan; cover with water, bring to a boil, and simmer over medium-low heat until the celery is tender, about 8 minutes. Drain the vegetables in a colander set in the sink, and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, and cook the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2/3 cup of flour, salt, black pepper, celery seed, onion powder, and Italian seasoning; slowly whisk in the chicken broth and milk until the mixture comes to a simmer and thickens. Remove from heat; stir the cooked vegetables and turkey meat into the filling until well combined.
• Fit 2 pie crusts into the bottom of 2 9-inch pie dishes. Spoon half the filling into each pie crust, then top each pie with another crust. Pinch and roll the top and bottom crusts together at the edge of each pie to seal, and cut several small slits into the top of the pies with a sharp knife to release steam.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crusts are golden brown and the filling is bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes. If the crusts are browning too quickly, cover the pies with aluminum foil after about 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

MARC PEEL'S TRUFFLED TURKEY POTPIE

Steps:

• Pluck as much turkey meat from carcass as possible and set aside. You need about 2 cups.
• Thinly slice 1 carrot, 1 stalk celery and 2 onions. Chop up turkey carcass roughly so it will fit into a large pot. Add peppercorns, bay leaves and white wine, and fill the pot with water to just below the top of the turkey bones. (Use as little water as possible.) Simmer for 3 hours, occasionally skimming foam off top. Strain stock, skim off any fat and reduce stock over high heat to about 1 cup.
• While stock is reducing, peel potato, remaining carrot and onion and roughly dice them, along with remaining celery.
• Dust turkey meat with flour; saute over high heat in 2 tablespoons vegetable oil until turkey crisps. Add vegetables and saute until vegetables are just barely tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove vegetables and turkey; add stock and cream to the pan and bring to boil for 5 minutes, just until it begins to thicken. Return turkey and vegetables to the pan with cream, and simmer a couple of minutes longer. Season with thyme, salt and pepper. Remove and cool.
• When mixture is cool, fill 4 10-ounce souffle molds with mixture. Top with slivered black truffles and tiny batons of foie gras.
• Top the souffle molds with flaky pastry, rolled about 1/8-inch thick. Pierce in center with fork to allow steam to escape and seal edges with egg wash made from 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water.
• Bake at 425 degrees until top is golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.