Best Turkey With Glazed Chestnuts Parsnips And Mushrooms Recipes

FESTIVE TURKEY WELLINGTON RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C/ gas mark 4. Line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Rub the turkey with 1 tablespoons of the oil, sprinkle with the thyme (leaves only), season and place on your baking sheet. Pop in the oven for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely.
• Meanwhile prepare the mushroom mixture. Rinse the porcini in cold water rubbing gently with your fingertips to remove any grit. Place in a small bowl and add enough hot water to just cover the mushrooms (4-6 tablespoons).
• In a large frying pan heat up 2 tablespoons of the oil, add the mushrooms and fry over a fairly high heat for a few minutes until they start changing colour. Add the porcini along with the water they were soaking in, the rosemary (leaves only), sundried tomatoes and season. Cook on a medium/high heat until all the moisture has evaporated, for approx. 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Blitz the mixture until quite fine and slightly sticky (with bits of mushroom still visible). Towards the end add the chestnuts. Stir in the parmesan and taste the mixture to check if you are happy with the seasoning.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F/ 200 C/ gas mark 6.
• Unroll the pastry onto your baking sheet with the paper underneath. Make sure the pastry is long enough to cover the entire turkey breast. Spread 3 quarters of the mushroom mixture and place the turkey at one end of the sheet (see photo above). Wrap the turkey in the pastry (stripping the paper off as you go) until it's completely encased in the pastry. Add the remaining mushroom mixture to cover the turkey as well as possible (you might have to add some on the sides and top). Try to get rid of any air pockets and make sure the pastry is nice and snug around the turkey. Trim the edges, brush with egg and stick together. If you've got any pastry left make a simple pattern on top.
• Brush the whole thing with egg and refrigerate for 15 minutes (this will make the pastry extra crispy and flaky) then place in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. If the top starts browning too much (after about 25 minutes) cover loosely with tin foil/paper.
• Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 10 minutes. Using a very sharp knife carve thick slices and enjoy!

TURKEY TETRAZZINI WITH SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain. Toss with 1 tablespoon butter and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are lightly golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the wine and cook until absorbed, about 1 minute. Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is slightly thickened, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir the turkey and spinach into the sauce and cook until the turkey is warmed through and the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes. Stir in the reserved cooking water and return to a simmer. Remove from the heat and stir in 1/3 cup parmesan.
• Toss the noodles with the turkey mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining parmesan.

CLASSIC BRINED AND ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Put salt, sugar, onions, leeks, carrots, celery, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, peppercorns, and 10 cups water in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil, stirring until salt and sugar have dissolved. Remove from heat; let brine cool completely.
• Add turkey, breast first, to the brine. Cover; refrigerate 24 hours. Remove from brine; pat dry with paper towels. Let stand at room temperature 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees, with rack in lowest position. Stir together melted butter and wine in a medium bowl. Fold a very large piece of cheesecloth into quarters so that it is large enough to cover breast and halfway down sides of turkey. Immerse cloth in butter mixture; let soak.
• Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack set in a roasting pan. Fold wing tips under turkey. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper inside turkey. Loosely fill body and neck cavities with stuffing. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Fold neck flap under; secure with toothpicks. Rub turkey all over with softened butter; season with salt and pepper.
• Remove cheesecloth from butter mixture, squeezing gently into bowl. Reserve butter mixture for brushing. Lay cheesecloth over turkey. Place turkey, legs first, in oven. Roast 30 minutes. Brush cheesecloth and exposed turkey with butter mixture. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees. Roast, brushing every 30 minutes, 2 1/2 hours more; cover with foil if browning too quickly. If making gravy, add giblets and neck to pan 1 1/2 hours after reducing temperature; roast 30 minutes, and reserve.
• Discard cheesecloth; rotate pan. Baste turkey with pan juices. Roast, rotating pan halfway through, until skin is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 180 degrees and stuffing reaches 165 degrees, about 1 hour. Transfer to a platter. Set pan with drippings aside for gravy. Let turkey stand at room temperature at least 30 minutes. Garnish, if desired.

ROASTED TURKEY WITH SCRUMPTIOUS CHESTNUT STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. FOR TURKEY BRINE: Combine all brine ingredients except for turkey and ice in a large stockpot, or work in even batches in a smaller pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then bring down to a simmer for about ten minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
• 2. Pour brine into a container wide enough so that the turkey can lay breast side down. Remove giblets from turkey and reserve for gravy or another use. Lower turkey into brine, and add ice. Cover and let stand overnight.
• 3. Meanwhile, prep the stuffing for the following day by first, roasting chestnuts. Pre-heat oven to 425. Cut a shallow cross into the flat side of each chestnut, careful not to pierce the shell through to the flesh. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet and roast for about 15 mins. Chestnuts are easier to peel when they are still hot, so let them cool just enough to handle them before peeling with your hands. Make sure to get all the shells and peels off completely. Coarsely chop the flesh.
• 4. Mix the chestnuts and the chopped onion and celery, cover, and chill until ready to use.
• 5. Spread the bread slices, six at a time, on a baking sheet. Pre-heat broiler and broil bread in two batches, about 2-3 minutes on each side until bread is an even tan on both sides.
• 6. Let the bread cool completely before cubing each slice into 1/2 in cubes. Pour bread and any loose crumbs into a large bowl and let sit overnight to completely dry out.
• 7. Rub a brush or paper towel over cremini mushrooms to remove any dirt and moisture. Make sure they are completely dry. Slice mushrooms to a medium thickness and spread on a paper plate. Cover with a second paper plate and place into the coldest part of your refrigerator; away from any humidity or moisture.
• 8. When turkey is ready to be removed from the brine, first remove the chestnut/veggie mixture from the fridge. Combine mixture with mushrooms. Heat oil in a very large saucepan or dutch oven over medium high heat. Carefully stir in mixture. Stir and simmer until vegetables are just soft. Stir in toasted bread and crumbs, seasonings and parsley. Heat for about a minute more, then stir in broth. Continue to heat and stir until mixture is combined, hot, and moist, about three minutes. Remove from heat, cover,and keep very warm.
• 9. For turkey oven prep, mix thyme and unsalted butter. Loosen turkey skin in breasts and drumsticks, and spread butter mixture under the skin, pressing so that the turkey is as evenly covered as possible. Turn turkey breast side down and lay neck skin flat so neck cavity is exposed.
• 10. Using gloves, stuff turkey neck cavity ONLY with very warm stuffing, filling in as much as possible. Pull neck skin up to wings to hold stuffing in place. Fold wings over neck skin and tie with kitchen string to hold them in place --- using metal skewers or poultry pins if necessary.
• 11. Turn turkey breast side up and tie legs together with kitchen string. Brush vermouth over entire surface of turkey skin and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pre-heat oven to 350 and roast turkey in a large roasting pan on a roasting rack for 4-6 hours or until thermometer reading from a thigh reaches 160 degrees. Baste turkey when fat renders, but only about once an hour. Let turkey rest about 40 minutes before carving. Remove wings and carve neck side first, and get a little bit of stuffing inside each slice. Serve with giblet gravy.

TASTY TURKEY AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute garlic in butter until tender. Add turkey; cook until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm. Add the broth, tomato paste, mushrooms and salt to skillet; cook for 3-5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally. Return turkey to the pan and heat through.