Martha and Emeril Make Roasted Turkey
Martha and Emeril Lagasse show you how to make a roasted turkey breast with mushroom, brown butter, and sage stuffing perfect for a small Thanksgiving gathering. Part 1.
Roasted Turkey Breast and Natural Jus with Mushroom, Brown Butter, and Sage Stuffing
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Martha and Emeril Make Roasted Turkey
Martha and Emeril Lagasse show you how to make a roasted turkey breast with...
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Martha and Emeril Make Roasted Turkey
Martha and Emeril Lagasse show you how to make a roasted turkey breast with...
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The Martha Stewart Show, November Fall 2008
- Yield Serves 6 to 8
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup coarse salt
- 1 medium onion, unpeeled and chopped, plus 2 cups peeled and chopped
- 12 cloves garlic, unpeeled and crushed, plus 4 cloves peeled and crushed
- 16 whole peppercorns
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 bunch plus 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley plus 2 tablespoons, chopped
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 (7-pound) turkey breast, skin-on, ribs and backbone intact (thawed if frozen)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped carrot
- 2 sprigs fresh sage
- 2 cups store-bought low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons Emeril's Original Essence
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Brown Butter, Sage, and Mushroom Stuffing, for serving
Directions
- In an 8-quart stockpot or other nonreactive container, combine 16 cups water with sugar, salt, unpeeled onion, unpeeled garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves, 1 bunch thyme, and 1 bunch parsley. Squeeze juice from both lemon halves into water and add lemon halves. Place stockpot on stove and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Add turkey breast to cooled liquid and refrigerate for 8 hours or up to overnight. Remove turkey from liquid, rinse, and pat dry. Place on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a wire rack; refrigerate until ready to cook, up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Melt 4 tablespoons butter. In a medium bowl, combine 2 cups peeled, chopped onion, celery, carrots, peeled garlic, sage, 4 sprigs thyme, and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Transfer vegetable mixture to the outer well of a vertical roasting pan. Fill the inner well of the pan with 1/2 cup chicken broth; pour remaining chicken broth over the vegetable mixture. Brush turkey breast with remaining 3 tablespoons melted butter; season with Essence and pepper. Position the turkey breast over the inner well of the vertical roasting pan so that it sits securely upright.
- Transfer roasting pan to oven and cook until turkey is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast reaches 165 degrees, about 1 hour. If the skin begins to brown too quickly, cover with parchment paper-lined foil.
- Remove roasting pan from oven and transfer turkey breast to a carving board; let stand for 10 minutes before carving.
- In a small bowl, stir together remaining 2 tablespoons butter and flour to make a smooth paste. Strain liquid from roasting pan and discard solids. Transfer liquid to a 3-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and whisk in 1 tablespoon of butter-flour mixture, taking care not to let it boil over. Whisk in remaining butter-flour mixture, 1 teaspoon at a time, and simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 1 minute. Remove jus from heat and stir in chopped parsley.
- Carve turkey and serve with warm jus and Mushroom, Brown Butter, and Sage Stuffing.
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the link to the Cast Iron Vertical Poultry Roaster is:
http://emerilstore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=40EW717
**emeril.com doesn't work, its actually emerils.com**
Go to Emeril.com and to the cast iron section. It's there for $49.95
I have searched all web sites. Where did you find
the vertical roaster used in this show?
Please tell me where to get the vertical roaster
PLEASE I cannot find on the site where to get the vertical roasting pan used to make this recipe
During your broadcast, Emeril asked why is it that stuffing always calls for stale, or dry bread cubes? I think it is because the drier it is, the more it absorbs and retains the seasonings:) Martha
During your broadcast, Emeril asked why is it that stuffing always calls for stale, or dry bread cubes? I think it is because the drier it is, the more it absorbs and retains the seasonings:) Martha