Christmas turkey crown

By: Richard Corrigan

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Prep time:
15 min
Cook time:
1 hr 45 min, plus resting time
Serves:
a 2.25kg crown will serve 5-8

With Richard Corrigan's clever recipe, you don't even need an oven to cook this festive turkey

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You can leave the turkey crown to cool in the poaching liquid if not required immediately, in which case it will take longer to finish in the roasting tin because it will need to reheat thoroughly.

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Ingredients

  • 1 crown turkey
  • at least 2 litres chicken stock
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 1-2 sprigs tarragon
  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • 1 onion, halved (optional)
  • 1 carrot, cut into large chunks (optional)
  • 1 leek, cut into large chunks (optional)
  • 2 sticks celery, cut into chunks (optional)
  • oil, for frying
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Method

1. Weigh the turkey crown to calculate the cooking time. You will need to poach it for 15 minutes per 450g: a medium turkey crown weighing 2.25kg (to serve 5-8 people) will therefore take 1 hour 15 minutes to poach.

2. Put the stock, bouquet garni, thyme, tarragon and butter in a pot and add the optional vegetables, if using.

3. Bring the pot to poaching temperature, so that the water moves but bubbles do not break the surface. Carefully place the turkey crown in the pot and cook for the calculated time.

4. Remove the crown from the poaching pan and allow rest. Strain the stock and reserve it to use in other dishes.

5. Heat some oil and butter in a roasting tin or large frying pan on the hob. Place the turkey crown skin-side down in the pan and fry, turning as necessary until all sides are browned and the turkey is hot and cooked through, about 15-30 minutes.

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Latest Comment

 

If I cook it on Xmas Eve can I leave it out in the poaching pan overnight?

BarryT1243 BarryT1243  Posted 10 Dec 2011 12:41 PM
 

I used this recipe last Christmas Day and it was so easy and everyone loved it. It also let my over free to cook a rib of beef

BarryW6783 BarryW6783  Posted 15 Nov 2011 10:36 PM
 

looks really juicy mmmmm...

RebeccaV38168 RebeccaV38168  Posted 14 Dec 2010 9:11 PM