Ina Garten’s Tuscan Turkey Roulade Recipe
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Leave it to Ina Garten to transform a plain old turkey breast into something spectacular and easy enough for a beginner to pull off. Her recipe for Tuscan turkey roulade—from the new Modern Comfort Food—is flavorful, impressive and make-ahead friendly.
“Why do we eat turkey only on Thanksgiving?” Garten writes. “If it’s prepared properly, turkey can be delicious and easy for any dinner party.”
The Contessa calls for a whole, boneless butterflied turkey breast, which refers to the two breasts of one turkey, with the skin connecting them. A butcher or meat counter can help with the deboning (or you can do it yourself).
“This turkey roulade is actually better if you assemble it in advance,” Garten continues, “because the flavors—prosciutto, fennel seeds, garlic, fresh sage and rosemary—all permeate the turkey. This is classic comfort food with the volume turned up.”
Recipe courtesy of Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. Copyright © 2020 by Ina Garten. Photography by Quentin Bacon. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Ingredients
Good olive oil, as needed
1½ cups chopped yellow onion (1 large)
¾ teaspoon whole fennel seeds
2 tablespoons minced garlic (6 cloves)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves, plus 4 whole sage leaves
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
1 whole butterflied boneless turkey breast with the skin on (5 to 6 pounds)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons (½ stick) cold unsalted butter, grated on a box grater
4 ounces thinly sliced Italian prosciutto
1 cup dry white wine, such as Chablis
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium (10-inch) skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and fennel seeds and cook, tossing occasionally, until the onion is tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Off the heat, add the chopped sage and the rosemary and set aside to cool.
3. Meanwhile, open the turkey breast on a cutting board, skin side down. Sprinkle the meat with 4 teaspoons salt and 1½ teaspoons pepper. When the onion mixture is cool, spread it evenly on the meat. Sprinkle the grated butter on top. Arrange the prosciutto on top to totally cover the meat and filling.
4. Starting at one long end of the turkey breast, roll the meat up jelly-roll style to make a compact cylindrical roulade, ending with the seam side down. Tie the roulade tightly with kitchen twine at 2- to 2½-inch intervals to ensure that it will roast evenly. Slip the whole sage leaves under the twine down the center of the roulade.
5. Place the roulade, seam side down, in a roasting pan and pat the skin dry with paper towels. Brush the skin with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Pour the wine and 1 cup of water in the roasting pan (not over the turkey). Roast for 1½ to 1¾ hours, until the skin is golden brown and the internal temperature is 150°F. Remove from the oven, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the string, slice crosswise in ½-inch-thick slices, and serve warm with the pan juices.
454 calories
22g fat
4g carbs
53g protein
1g sugars
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