Thanksgiving Turkey
Cities and times, they all got mixed up on a plate. All that’s left to do is to dress them up with some smiley sauce and washed it down with a glass of Beaujolais nouveau to the accompaniment of my beloved Frank Sinatra.
This American dish is a must for Thanksgiving dinner, which is held on the fourth Thursday of November. Try making it yourself and you’ll agree that you’ve never tasted a better turkey!
Ingredients
- 1 whole turkey (9 to 40 lb.)
Stuffing (for 2 lb. of turkey):
- 150 g chicken fillet
- 150 g pork leg
- 50 g walnuts
- 20 g raisins
- 50 g sweet peas
- 50 g sweet pepper
- 50 g onion
- 25 g carrot
- 1 egg (60 g)
- 100 g cream (30%)
- 5 g pepper, freshly ground
- 20 g sea salt
- 5 g sugar
Side dish (per person):
- 100 g potatoes
- 40 g Brussels sprouts
- 30 g sweet peas
- 30 g baby carrot
- 15 g clarified butter
- 3 g sea salt
- 1 g pepper, freshly ground
Sauce (for 100 g):
- 100 g cranberries
- 10 g Demi-glace
- 10 g sugar
- 3 g salt
- 10 g clarified butter
- 3 g balsamic glacé
- 20 g dry red wine
Instructions
- Rub the turkey liberally with salt, pepper, and garlic.
- Grind all the ingredients for stuffing, add eggs and spices, and mix well.
- Stuff the turkey with the prepared mixture.
- Marinate for one hour.
- Place the stuffed turkey into a plastic baking bag and bake for two hours at 300F.
- Remove the bag, cover the turkey with sugar syrup and bake for 5-7 minutes at 410F.
Side dish:
- Cut previously boiled potatoes into cubes and fry in butter. By turns, add boiled Brussels sprouts, carrot, and peas, season to taste.
Sauce:
- Purée cranberries in a blender, then strain.
- Combine all sauce ingredients (except butter and cranberries) in a saucepan and bring to a boil, then add cranberry purée and bring to a boil again. Season to taste, add cold butter, remove from the heat, and mix thoroughly with a whisk.
Presentation:
- On a large plate, arrange vegetables in a circle; place a piece of stuffing in the center and cover it with slices of turkey breast and pieces of thigh or wing. Pour cranberry sauce over the meat.