Thanksgiving is incomplete without a savory roasted turkey breast as the centerpiece of your feast. Our recipe serves 8-10 people and features a tender, juicy turkey breast seasoned with a savory blend of herbs and spices. For an extra special touch, we've included a delectable cornbread sage stuffing and a rich brandy gravy that will make your taste buds sing. The stuffing is prepared separately and then stuffed inside the turkey cavity before roasting, infusing the meat with an irresistible flavor. The homemade brandy gravy is crafted using the turkey drippings, adding a layer of rich umami to the dish.
Here's what you'll find inside this article:
1. **Roasted Turkey Breast Recipe:** A detailed guide on how to prepare and cook the succulent turkey breast, ensuring a perfectly cooked and moist centerpiece for your Thanksgiving dinner.
2. **Cornbread Sage Stuffing Recipe:** A step-by-step recipe for making the aromatic cornbread sage stuffing that complements the roasted turkey breast. This stuffing is made with freshly baked cornbread, aromatic herbs, and savory spices.
3. **Brandy Gravy Recipe:** Instructions on how to make a flavorful brandy gravy using the turkey drippings. This gravy adds a luscious touch to the roasted turkey breast and elevates the overall dish to a gourmet level.
Get ready to impress your family and friends with this mouthwateringRoasted Turkey Breast with Cornbread Sage Stuffing and Brandy Gravy. Let's dive into the recipes!
ROASTED TURKEY BREAST WITH CORN BREAD-SAGE STUFFING AND BRANDY GRAVY
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories turkey Roast Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Cornmeal Brandy Sage
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Make stuffing:
- Preheat oven to 425°F and grease 9-by 13-inch roasting pan.
- In large skillet over moderately high heat, melt butter. Add onion, celery, garlic, nutmeg, pepper, and bay leaf, and sauté until vegetables soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in sage and cook 30 seconds more. Stir in stock and simmer, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
- Put corn bread in large bowl and pour vegetables over. Toss to mix well. Add eggs and stir to combine.
- Make turkey:
- Rinse breast halves and pat dry. Season generously with kosher or coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper, and rub all over with olive oil.
- Mound stuffing in center of roasting pan and arrange turkey on top, making sure breast halves aren't touching. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of turkey (do not touch bone) registers 170°F and juices run clear when pierced with fork, 45 to 55 minutes.
- Make gravy while turkey is roasting:
- In small saucepan over moderately high heat, combine demi-glace, 1/2 cup water, and brandy. Bring to boil, stirring until smooth. Stir in butter, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered, stirring often, until gravy thickens, about 1 minute. Stir in cream and season with freshly ground pepper. Serve hot, over turkey and stuffing.
OVEN ROASTED TURKEY WITH SAGE BUTTER
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 3h10m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and remove the top rack of the oven.
- Rinse the bird thoroughly inside and out with cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the cavity and skin liberally with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with stuffing and, if required, truss the legs. Cover the turkey with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Push the sage butter under the skin of the turkey, being careful not to puncture the skin.
- Put the turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan, and into the oven. Continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meaty part of the thigh registers 170 degrees F. The thigh juices will run clear when pricked with a knife, about 3 hours total (15 minutes per pound). If the legs or breast brown too quickly during roasting, cover them with foil.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes, or until soft and caramelized. Add sage and scrape into a large mixing bowl. Add the cornbread pieces, season well with salt and pepper, and give it a good toss until it's well combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, cream, and stock, and pour that over the cornbread. Stir the stuffing together and stuff the cavity of the turkey. You could also spoon it into a buttered baking dish and put it in the oven along with the turkey. Bake until hot and crusty on top, about 30 minutes.
ROAST TURKEY WITH STUFFING AND GRAVY
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 4h20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a non-stick skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain. Allow bacon to cool and crumble. Add onions and celery to bacon fat and cook until tender. Stir in mushrooms and cook until golden. Stir in seasonings. Remove skillet from heat and let cool.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Soak 3 cups stuffing croutons in water. Squeeze out water from croutons so that they are moist but not soggy. In a large bowl, combine dry and moist croutons with onion mushroom mixture. Mix in eggs and moisten with water if necessary. Fill cavity of turkey with stuffing. Cover opening of cavity with foil. Tuck wings under turkey. Make a small slit in neck skin and tuck legs through slit to secure. Transfer leftover stuffing to a baking dish, cover with foil and bake alongside turkey. (This may need to be moistened.) Place stuffed turkey in roasting pan. Rub turkey with butter and season. Roast uncovered for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue roasting for approximately 3 hours or 15 to 20 minutes per pound. Baste the turkey with its drippings occasionally as it cooks. Turkey is done when pricked with a knife on the thigh the juices run clear. When turkey is done, transfer to a cutting board and cover with foil. Allow turkey to rest so that juices can be reabsorbed. Place roasting pan over medium high heat. Skim off excess fat with a spoon and reserve in a bowl. Add 3 cups hot chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up brown bits stuck to bottom of pan. In a small dish, combine into a paste 3 tablespoons flour with 3 tablespoons of reserved fat. Whisk flour mixture into simmering gravy. Season with salt and pepper.
ROAST TURKEY WITH CORNBREAD STUFFING
Make and share this Roast Turkey With Cornbread Stuffing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MizzNezz
Categories Breads
Time 4h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender.
- Place in a lg bowl with corn bread, fresh bread crumbs, sage and poultry seasoning.
- Mix eggs and chicken broth; add to dry mixture, stir gently to mix.
- Stuff the cavity and neck of turkey.
- Fasten openings.
- Tie legs together.
- Place on rack in roasting pan.
- Brush with melted butter.
- Bake at 325* for 4 hours (cover with a foil tent), or until turkey tests done.
- Let stand for 20 minutes before cutting.
ROAST TURKEY WITH CORN BREAD STUFFING AND GIBLET GRAVY
Categories Herb turkey Roast Christmas Thanksgiving Brine Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 12
Number Of Ingredients 32
Steps:
- For turkey:
- Combine 4 quarts water and 1 cup coarse salt in very large bowl. Let stand until salt dissolves, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes. Place turkey in salted water, turning to coat. Let turkey stand at room temperature 2 hours, turning occasionally. Rinse turkey and pat dry with paper towels. Place turkey on rack set in large roasting pan. Tuck wings under turkey body.
- Position oven rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 325°F. Whisk butter, orange juice, lemon juice, thyme, orange peel, lemon peel, 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in medium bowl until well blended. Rub 1/4 cup thyme butter inside turkey. Spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity and neck cavity. Generously rub remaining thyme butter over turkey. Tie legs together loosely to hold shape of turkey.
- Roast turkey until golden, basting occasionally with pan drippings, about 2 hours. Cover entire turkey loosely with heavy-duty foil and roast until meat thermometer inserted into innermost part of thigh registers 180°F or until juices run clear when thickest part of thigh is pierced with skewer, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 11/2 hours longer. Transfer turkey to platter. Tent turkey with foil and let stand while preparing gravy.
- For gravy:
- Strain pan juices from roasting pan into large glass measuring cup. Spoon fat off top of pan juices. Pour juices and Giblet Broth into heavy medium saucepan. Boil broth mixture until reduced to 3 cups, about 10 minutes.
- Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook until golden brown, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Whisk in reduced broth mixture. Simmer until gravy thickens, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add reserved chopped neck meat and giblets, eggs and brandy; simmer 5 minutes longer. Transfer to bowl. Serve gravy with turkey.
- For Giblet Broth:
- Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add neck and giblets; sauté until brown, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer neck and giblets to plate. Add carrots, onion and celery to pot. Sauté until vegetables brown, about 10 minutes. Add water, wine, neck and giblets to vegetables; bring to boil.
- Add all remaining ingredients to pot. Reduce heat to medium-low; partially cover and simmer until giblets are very tender, about 11/2 hours. Using slotted spoon, transfer neck and giblets to plate. Cool. Carefully remove all meat from turkey neck. Chop neck meat and giblets; reserve for gravy. Strain broth into bowl, pressing on solids. (Broth and giblets can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.) Makes about 3 1/2 cups.
Tips:
- To ensure your turkey breast is cooked evenly, use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature has reached 165°F (74°C).
- For a crispier skin, pat the turkey breast dry before roasting and rub it with a mixture of melted butter and olive oil.
- To make sure the stuffing is cooked through, use a spoon to pack it tightly into the turkey breast cavity.
- For a richer gravy, use the pan drippings from the roasted turkey breast.
- If you don't have any brandy on hand, you can substitute dry white wine or chicken broth.
Conclusion:
This roasted turkey breast with cornbread sage stuffing and brandy gravy is a delicious and festive dish that is perfect for any special occasion. The turkey breast is juicy and tender, the stuffing is flavorful and moist, and the gravy is rich and savory. With a little planning and preparation, you can make this impressive dish that will surely impress your family and friends.
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