Tyler Florences Turkey Breast Recipe 45

OVEN-ROASTED TURKEY BREAST WITH LEEKS AND CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
• Fill a large bowl with water and add the leeks, swish around with your hands to get the sand out from in between the layers. In a large saute pan over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon each of butter and olive oil. Add the leeks, sprinkle with the thyme, salt and pepper and cook for about 10 minutes, turning every now and then, until the leeks are softened but not colored. Remove the leeks from heat to cool.
• In a large bowl combine the leeks, cornbread, and chicken stock and season with salt and pepper.
• Use a sharp, thin knife to cut down the length of the turkey cutting the breast parallel to the board, almost in half just stopping short of the outside edge. Open out the 2 halves as if you were opening a book. Now you've got a large piece of meat that will cook evenly and is thin enough to roll. Place 2 cups of the stuffing inside each of the breasts and then fold the turkey back over.
• Place the remaining stuffing in a small baking dish and cook alongside the turkey.
• Tie in 4 places with kitchen twine and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of butter and olive oil in a roasting pan over medium-high heat. Put the turkey in the roasting pan and sear all over. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for about 25 minutes (internal temperature should reach 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer). Take the turkey out of the oven and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes, then cut crosswise into slices.

OVEN ROASTED TURKEY WITH SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and remove the top rack of the oven.
• Rinse the bird thoroughly inside and out with cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the cavity and skin liberally with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with stuffing and, if required, truss the legs. Cover the turkey with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Push the sage butter under the skin of the turkey, being careful not to puncture the skin.
• Put the turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan, and into the oven. Continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meaty part of the thigh registers 170 degrees F. The thigh juices will run clear when pricked with a knife, about 3 hours total (15 minutes per pound). If the legs or breast brown too quickly during roasting, cover them with foil.
• Combine all ingredients.
• Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes, or until soft and caramelized. Add sage and scrape into a large mixing bowl. Add the cornbread pieces, season well with salt and pepper, and give it a good toss until it's well combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, cream, and stock, and pour that over the cornbread. Stir the stuffing together and stuff the cavity of the turkey. You could also spoon it into a buttered baking dish and put it in the oven along with the turkey. Bake until hot and crusty on top, about 30 minutes.

TYLER FLORENCE'S TURKEY BREAST RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Oil a roasting pan and set it aside. Put the onion into the bowl of a mini food processor. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the zest from the lemon in thin strips, being careful not to cut into the bitter white pith. Add the lemon zest to the food processor and reserve the whole lemon for another use. Chop the onion and lemon zest until fine. Add the sage, parsley, olive oil, and 1 teaspoon salt and pulse until it forms a coarse paste. Put 2 of the bay leaves and the butter into a small pan and heat over medium-low heat until the butter is bubbling. Remove from the heat and set aside. Put the turkey breasts on a work surface. Carefully run your fingers between the skin and the flesh from 1 end, being careful not to pull it completely off, creating a pocket. Season the turkey breasts generously with salt and pepper. Stuff half of the herb paste under the skin of each breast, and spread it evenly under the skin. Transfer the breasts to the roasting pan, and slide 2 bay leaves underneath each one. (The heat of the pan will release the bay leaf oils and flavor the breast.) Using a pastry brush, baste the breasts with half of the bay butter. Place the turkey in the oven and immediately decrease the temperature to 400 degrees F. After 20 minutes, baste the turkey breasts with the remaining butter, and roast for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, until cooked through, and a thermometer placed in the thickest part of the breast registers 170 degrees F. Remove from the oven, transfer to a platter, cover, and let rest for 10 minutes before carving while you make the gravy. Put the roasting pan over the burner on medium heat. Sprinkle the flour over the pan juices, and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Add the apple brandy, and scrape the pan to lift the bits that are stuck to the bottom. Cook for a minute to burn off the alcohol, then, while stirring, pour in the apple cider. Bring to a simmer, and stir until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Slice the turkey breast on the diagonal, and serve with warm gravy

TYLER FLORENCE TURKEY GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the turkey wings* into a small roasting pan and roast them until they are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, garlic, herbs, and peppercorns and cook for 5 minutes. Add the turkey wings. Pour some water into the roasting pan and scrape up all the browned bits on the bottom; add this to the pot. Cover everything in the pot with cold
• water by 1-inch and bring to the boil, skimming any foam that rises to the surface. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Strain out the solids and discard. Wipe out the pot and put it over medium heat. Melt the butter with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and add the flour. Cook this roux, stirring frequently, until it is golden brown. Slowly whisk in the strained stock being careful to work out any lumps. Cook until the gravy has thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• *Cook's note: Also add the backbone and neck from the turkey you are grilling.

TURKEY.....TYLER'S FLORENCE MAPLE ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Combine 2 sticks of butter, half of the bunch of sage, pepper and a pinch of sea salt in a bowl set aside. In a sauce pan saute' the chopped onion in half of the sage butter until golden. Mix onion, sage butter with the loaf of corn bread that has been torn and broken apart into large crumbs.
• Mix in 1 beaten egg, 1/2 cup cream and chicken broth to moisten. Season with pepper and salt. Set Aside!
• Rinse the Turkey off inside and out, pat dry. Sprinkle the turkey inside and out with salt and pepper. Very carefully run your fingers under the skin, starting at the breast and working your way to the back of the turkey. With the rest of the sage butter smear it under the skin all over the turkey.
• Stuff the turkey and roast at 350 for 30 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth to the pan. Mix 1/2 cup maple syrup with 2 tablespoons of hot water. Baste the turkey with the syrup every 30 minutes for 1 1/2 hours.
• Cover the turkey with the 8 bacon strips starting across the breast and work your way back. Roast until the thigh meat reaches 175 this should take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer.

ROAST BREAST OF TURKEY WITH CRANBERRY-WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Rub the turkey with two tablespoons of the butter or oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a rack in a roasting pan and roast about one hour, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 160 degrees.
• While the turkey is roasting, heat the remaining butter or oil in a heavy saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and celery and saute over medium heat until the vegetables are uniformly brown. Stir in the wine, scraping the bottom of the pan.
• Add the stock, cranberries, vinegar and sugar or honey and cook over medium heat until the berries soften and pop, about 10 minutes. Continue simmering about 10 minutes longer, until the sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and pepper, cover and keep at a very low simmer until ready to serve.
• When the turkey is done, remove it from the oven and allow it to rest at least 10 minutes. Remove the trussing string and slice the meat about one-quarter inch thick. Arrange the slices on a warm platter, drizzle with a little of the sauce and pass the rest alongside.

OVEN ROASTED TURKEY WITH SAGE BUTTER - TYLER FLORENCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and remove the top rack of the oven.
• Rinse the bird thoroughly inside and out with cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the cavity and skin liberally with salt and pepper.
• Stuff the cavity with stuffing and, if required, truss the legs. Cover the turkey with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Push the sage butter under the skin of the turkey, being careful not to puncture the skin.
• SAGE BUTTER: combine 2 sticks softened butter, sage and salt & pepper.
• Put the turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan, and into the oven. Continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meaty part of the thigh registers 170 degrees F. The thigh juices will run clear when pricked with a knife, about 3 hours total (15 minutes per pound). If the legs or breast brown too quickly during roasting, cover them with foil.

TURKEY BREAST WITH TURKEY HASH AND GRAVY

Steps:

• For the turkey breast: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Break down the turkey by removing the breasts while keeping the skin on. Remove the turkey legs and thighs and set aside.
• Sprinkle the turkey breasts on both sides with the salt and pepper. Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat, and add the butter. Melt the butter and cook, stirring frequently to it butter does not burn, until it starts to brown, about 5 minutes. Once the butter stops bubbling, add the turkey breasts skin-side down and turn the pan down to medium. Sear for about 5 minutes, then flip the breasts over and cook until golden brown. Add the whole garlic cloves and sage to the pan and baste a few times. Transfer the pan to the oven for 8 minutes.
• Flip the breasts back over to skin-side down and cook, basting, on the stovetop, about 4 minutes.
• Finish in the oven skin-side down until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 160 degrees F, another 5 to 7 minutes. Flip and baste, then remove from the pan.
• Let rest 4 to 5 minutes. (Leave the oven on.)
• For the turkey legs: Sprinkle the legs and thighs with the salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to coat the bottom of the skillet. Add the legs and thighs and sear until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side, then remove the legs and thighs and place in a pressure cooker. Remove half of the oil from the skillet and turn the heat down to medium. Add the garlic and onions to the skillet and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the garlic and onions to the pressure cooker. Add the wine to the skillet and deglaze, using a spatula or wooden spoon to get all the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet. Then, add the pan sauce to the pressure cooker along with the stock, sage and bay leaves. Seal the pressure cooker and cook according to the pressure cooker instructions on medium for 25 minutes.
• Remove the legs and thighs to a bowl. Remove the meat from the bones and shred. Set aside.
• Strain out the juice and set aside to make gravy.
• For the hash: Mix together the oil, salt, pepper, garlic, parsnips, carrots, onions and celery root in a bowl. Spread out on a sheet tray and bake until tender and starting to brown, 10 to 14 minutes. Meanwhile, brown the butter in a small pot over low heat. Toss the veggies and shredded turkey leg meat in the brown butter along with cider vinegar and sage.
• For the gravy: Bring your strained stock to a simmer in a medium saucepot. Melt the butter in a small pot and whisk in the flour and vinegar. Cook until deep brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk the roux into the stock and bring to a rolling boil, then boil for about 5 minutes. Season to taste.
• Place the hash on the plate. Slice the turkey breast on a bias and lay over the top of the hash. Drizzle the gravy over that. Top with the chives.

TYLER FLORENCE'S ULTIMATE ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Rinse the chicken with cool water, inside and out. Pat it dry with paper towels. Divide the herbs, keeping 1/2 of them whole. Finely chop the other half.
• In a small bowl, mash the softened butter with the chopped herbs, until combined. Rub the herbed butter under the skin, as well as all over the outside of the chicken.
• Season the bird all over with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with the orange, garlic, 1 onion, and the remaining herbs. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine to help hold its shape.
• Place the chicken, breast-side up, in a roasting pan. Put the remaining onion into the pan, which will help color and flavor the sauce. Lay the strips of bacon across the breast of the chicken and roast for 25 minutes.
• Remove the bacon and baste the chicken with the drippings and cook for another 25 minutes to brown the skin. The chicken is done when an instant-read thermometer reads 165 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh (the legs of the chicken should wiggle easily from the sockets too.) Remove the chicken to a platter and let stand for 10 minutes, so the juices settle back into the meat before carving.
• Meanwhile, remove the softened onion from the roasting pan. Tilt the pan so the drippings collect in 1 corner, skimming off as much fat as possible, and leaving the drippings.
• Place the roasting pan on top of the stove over medium heat and take a wooden spoon to scrape up the flavor from the bottom of the pan. Stir the flour into the drippings to make a roux-like paste. Pour in the chicken broth in stages; continue to stir to dissolve the flour evenly to prevent lumps. Stir in the sherry and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, carve the chicken tableside and squeeze the oranges from the cavity over the meat.

FRESH HERB TURKEY BRINE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large 20 gallon stock pot or bucket and place turkey carefully in the brine. Allow to marinate for at least 12 hours or overnight.
• Bake, Broil, or Fry your turkey as normal and Enjoy!
• I rub my turkey with cajun seasoning after taking it out of the brine and then fry it. Wonderful flavor!