In the culinary world, few dishes are as celebrated as the iconic poached and roasted turkey in the style of Bresse. Originating from the picturesque region of Bresse in eastern France, this dish has captivated taste buds for centuries with its unique blend of flavors and textures. Whether you're a seasoned cook looking to master a classic or a novice seeking to explore new culinary horizons, this article will guide you on a delightful journey as we uncover the secrets of creating the perfect poached and roasted turkey in the style of Bresse.
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JOHN SCROGGINS
This recipe for Bresse-Style Poached Roasted Turkey is one in a series shared by D'Artagnan, a gourmet-food company founded by Ariane Daguin in 1985. The company creates fine farm-to-table meats and is the leading purveyor of foie gras, game meat, organic poultry, pâtés, sausages and smoked delicacies in the U.S. The company reports that all the four-star restaurants in New York City have D'Artagnan products on their menus. For those who want to go beyond brining your turkey, there is the Bresse style of poaching. Daguin states she is a huge proponent of this style of cooking from Bresse, the capital of all things poultry in France. Why? "Because poaching a turkey, chicken or capon in a large pot renders the meat more tender than any cold brine can. It's not really any more effort than brining, as both techniques require a pot that can fit the whole bird. This is probably best for turkeys on the smaller side, as home kitchens may not have poaching vessels large enough to accommodate a huge turkey." After being poached, the turkey is roasted for only a short time the next day, which frees up the oven for other things. The turkey comes out of the oven with a crackling brown skin and impossible-to-believe tender meat. Bonus: you get turkey stock before you even eat the bird. Click here to learn more about the company and its products.
Provided by By John Scroggins and Guest Contributor | November 21, 2018 10:08 pm
Time P1DT1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1 Combine the duck demi-glace, carrots, onions and garlic in a stockpot large enough to hold the turkey. Fill it with water only half way up. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. 2 While stock heats, rinse turkey and, starting at the neck, carefully separate the skin from the breast and upper thighs with your fingers, being careful not to tear the skin. Rub duck fat all over the outside, in between the skin and flesh. Truss the turkey. Note: This is not mandatory, but makes it easier to handle the bird later. 3 When the stock begins to boil, generously season it with salt and pepper. Add turkey to pot and adjust heat so it simmers. Cover the pot with a lid and make sure the turkey is submerged. Simmer for 40 minutes, then remove the pot from heat and let the turkey slowly cool to room temperature in the broth, up to 4 hours. Refrigerate. 4 The next day, preheat oven to 475°F. Take the bird out of the pot, place it on a rack in a roasting pan and roast it in the oven for 30 minutes. Turn the oven off, leaving the bird inside for about an hour.
POACHED EGGS WITH HERB-ROASTED TURKEY BREAST AND SWEET POTATO HASH
Steps:
- In a large nonstick frying pan, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Add the onion and thyme and cook, stirring, until softened and beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes, turkey, salt and some pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are beginning to brown, about 3 minutes longer. Add the broth, scraping up any brown bits that may have formed on bottom of pan. Keep warm while poaching the eggs.
- Fill a saute pan with 1 1/2 inches of water and the vinegar and bring to a simmer. Break 1 egg into a small bowl and then carefully pour it into the water. Repeat with the remaining eggs spacing them so they do not touch. Poach at a gentle simmer until the whites are firm but the yolks are still runny, 3 to 4 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the eggs to paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Divide the hash between 4 plates and top each serving with a poached egg. Serve with hot sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 calorie, Fat 9 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 383 milligrams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 25 grams
POACHED AND ROASTED TURKEY IN THE STYLE OF BRESSE
Categories turkey Thanksgiving
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Combine the duck demi glace, carrots, onions and garlic in a stock pot large enough to hold the turkey. Fill it with water only half way up. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. 2. While stock heats, rinse turkey and, starting at the neck, carefully separate the skin from the breast and upper thighs with your fingers, taking care not to tear the skin. Rub duck fat all over the outside, in between the skin and flesh or truffle butter. Truss turkey. This is not mandatory but easier to handle the bird later. 3. When stock is boiling generously season with salt and pepper, add turkey, adjust heat down so stock simmers, and cover pot with a lid if the entire turkey is not submerged. Simmer 40 minutes, then remove pot from heat, and let heat slowly cool to room temperature, up to 4 hours. Refrigerate. 4. The next day, before your guests arrive, carefully take bird out of pot, place it on a rack in a roasting pan, and preheat oven to 475ºF. Put turkey in the oven, then 30 minutes later turn oven off, leaving the bird inside. 5. When you are ready to eat the main course, the bird will be perfectly cooked and nicely roosted. The leftover stock can be used as a wonderful base for soups.
ROAST TURKEY, BRUSSEL SPROUT AND SWEET POTATO HASH WITH MIXED HERB-BACON OIL
Steps:
- For the herb-bacon oil: Combine the olive oil and herbs in a bowl.
- Heat the canola oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat, add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Reserve the bacon pan drippings. Add the bacon to the herb oil, season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
- For the hash: Heat the bacon drippings in the cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook about 30 seconds.
- Meanwhile, toss the sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts and turkey in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Increase the heat to medium-high. Add the potato mixture, stir once to incorporate the onion and garlic, and then press firmly with a spatula against the bottom of the pan. Cook, pressing occasionally, until the bottom is browned and crispy, about 4 minutes, reducing the heat if the mixture starts to get too dark. (If the mixture seems dry, add some butter around the edges.)
- Once the bottom is browned and crispy, flip the hash in chunks and press again to brown some of the top side.
- For the poached eggs: While the hash is cooking, bring about 4 inches of water to a simmer in a deep skillet. Add the vinegar. Break each egg into a separate ramekin. Slip the eggs into the water and cook until the whites are set and the yolks still runny, about 4 minutes.
- Right before the eggs are done, divide the hash among 4 or 6 plates. Remove each egg with a slotted spoon, blot it dry on a clean side towel, and put it on top of the hash. Drizzle each serving with some bacon-herb oil and serve.
ROASTED TURKEY, NAVY STYLE
I was stationed overseas in Japan for Thanksgiving one year with no way to come home for the holidays. So I got 10 friends together and we had Thanksgiving at my place. I had never done turkey before. My first time ended up being the best I've ever had. Hope you think so too.
Provided by JJChefMEM
Categories Whole Turkey
Time 8h10m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Position a turkey roasting rack in a roasting pan.
- Remove the neck and giblet package from the inside of the turkey, if any, and rinse the bird thoroughly, inside and out. Pat the turkey dry with paper towels. Place the turkey onto the roasting rack. With your fingers, reach under the skin over the breast, and loosen the skin. Place the butter cubes underneath the skin of the breast, distributing them as evenly as possible over the whole breast. Poke 4 or 5 wooden toothpicks through the skin into the meat to secure the skin as it cooks.
- In a bowl, mix the carrots, onions, celery, the two garlic head halves, thyme, sage, bay leaves, salt, and black pepper. Stuff the cavity of the turkey with as much of the vegetables and seasonings as will fit; sprinkle the rest, if any, into the bottom of the roasting pan. Lift the turkey upright so the cavity opening is uppermost, and pour the whole bottle of Chardonnay into the bird so that the wine flows into the pan. Lay the turkey back down onto the rack, and truss if desired. Cover the turkey with aluminum foil.
- Roast in the preheated oven until until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 7 hours. Remove the turkey from the oven, remove the foil, and roast until the skin turns brown and crisp, 25 to 30 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve cooked carrots, onion, and celery alongside the turkey, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1019.5 calories, Carbohydrate 7.3 g, Cholesterol 362.6 mg, Fat 53.7 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 111.3 g, SaturatedFat 20.9 g, Sodium 409.6 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
POACHED EGGS W/ HERB-ROASTED TURKEY BREAST AND SWEET POTATO HASH
Copyright, 2006, Ellie Krieger, All rights reserved From the Show: Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger on Food Network. This looks awesome!
Provided by Darrinw2001
Categories Breakfast
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large nonstick frying pan, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Add the onion and thyme and cook, stirring, until softened and beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes, turkey, salt and some pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are beginning to brown, about 3 minutes longer.
- Add the broth, scraping up any brown bits that may have formed on bottom of pan. Keep warm while poaching the eggs.
- Fill a saute pan with 1 1/2 inches of water and the vinegar and bring to a simmer. Break 1 egg into a small bowl and then carefully pour it into the water. Repeat with the remaining eggs spacing them so they do not touch. Poach at a gentle simmer until the whites are firm but the yolks are still runny, 3 to 4 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the eggs to paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Divide the hash between 4 plates and top each serving with a poached egg. Serve with hot sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.7, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 256.5, Carbohydrate 16.5, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 4.3, Protein 7.9
SOY-POACHED ROAST CHICKEN
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In stockpot or narrow 6-quart pot, combine soy sauce, rice wine, 2 cups water, star anise, sugar and ginger. Bring to rolling boil. Add 6 scallions. Lower chicken gently and slowly into liquid, breast side down.
- Bring back to boil, and cook steadily for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, and turn chicken over. Let sit in hot liquid 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, trim and mince remaining scallions and preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Carefully remove chicken from liquid, and put in skillet or roasting pan. Roast 5 minutes, or until nicely browned; keep an eye on it -- it can burn easily. Meanwhile, reheat liquid. When chicken is ready, carve and serve with a few spoonfuls of sauce over it. Put minced scallions into a cup of sauce; pass at table to go over white rice.
Tips:
- For a more flavorful turkey, brine it in a mixture of water, salt, sugar, and herbs for at least 12 hours before cooking.
- To prevent the turkey from drying out during roasting, baste it every 30 minutes with the pan juices.
- Use a meat thermometer to ensure that the turkey is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Let the turkey rest for at least 15 minutes before carving to allow the juices to redistribute.
- Serve the turkey with a variety of sides, such as mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.
Conclusion:
Poached and roasted turkey in the style of Bresse is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. With its tender and flavorful meat, crispy skin, and rich gravy, this turkey is sure to impress your guests. So next time you're looking for a special way to celebrate, give this recipe a try.
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