Brined Roast Turkey Breast with Confit Legs

Name: Brined Roast Turkey Breast with Confit Legs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps allspice berries; 2 dried chiles de árbol; 2 bay leaves; 1 carrot, peeled, cut on a diagonal; 2 4 sprigs rosemary; 2 liters duck fat; 1 fennel bulb, sliced; 1 Tbsp fennel seeds; 8 sprigs flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbsps juniper berries; 10 servings Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 4 strips 2x1/2 lemon zest (yellow part only; from about 1/2 lemon); 1 onion, sliced; 1 Tbsp freshly cracked black pepper; 1 bunches sage sprigs; 3 sprigs sage; 79 milliliters sugar; 8 sprigs thyme; 1 bunches thyme sprigs; 6 kilograms turkey, legs and thighs cut from carcass, keeping drumsticks and thighs attached, wings cut from breast; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 1 sliced yellow onion

Brined Roast Turkey Breast with Confit Legs might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 99g of protein, 215g of fat, and a total of 2367 calories. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bay leaves, thyme sprigs, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the allspice berries you could follow this main course with the Caramel Peach Upside-Down Cake as a dessert. Thanksgiving will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

Place whole legs and wings on a baking sheet.Rub chiles, salt, and pepper all over turkey;transfer to a large resealable plastic bag.Scatter herbs and lemon zest all aroundturkey in bag. Seal bag and chill overnight.

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Lemon Zest

Chili Pepper

Pepper

Whole Turkey

Herbs

Chicken Wings

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Baking Sheet

Ziploc Bags

Preheat oven to 250°F.

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Oven

Brush off herbsand excess salt from legs and wings.

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Chicken Wings

Salt

Heat duck fat in a heavy 5-quart pot overlow heat just until melted and warm.

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Duck Fat

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Pot

Addlegs and wings to pot and submerge.

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Chicken Wings

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Pot

Place turkey in oven and cook until legsare tender and a paring knife can be easilyinserted into the thickest part of thigh,3-3 1/2 hours.

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Whole Turkey

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Knife

Oven

Let turkey cool in duck fat atroom temperature, about 2 hours. Coverand chill overnight. DO AHEAD: Confit canbe made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.

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Duck Fat

Whole Turkey

Coarsely crushallspice berries with a mortar and pestle.Alternatively, place in a resealable plasticfreezer bag and crush with a rolling pin orthe bottom of a skillet.

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Berries

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Mortar And Pestle

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Transfer to a largepot. Repeat with juniper berries, then fennelseeds.

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Juniper Berries

Place spices in pot.

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Spices

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Pot

Add salt, sugar, and 2 cups hot waterto pot with spices. Stir until salt and sugardissolve.

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Spices

Sugar

Salt

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Pot

Add onion, carrot, fennel, parsleyand thyme sprigs, bay leaves, chiles, andcloves.

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Fresh Thyme

Bay Leaves

Carrot

Chili Pepper

Fennel

Onion

Add 3 quarts very cold water andstir to combine.

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Water

Place turkey breast inbrine.

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Turkey Breast

Place a plate on top, if necessary, tokeep breast submerged. Cover and chillovernight.

Preheat oven to 450°F.Line a large roasting pan with foil. Set a rackinside pan. Scatter onion, sage, and thymeover rack.

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Onion

Sage

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Remove turkey breast from brine.Pat dry with paper towels.

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Turkey Breast

Brine

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Paper Towels

Place turkeybreast on top of herbs on rack.

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Herbs

Brush breast with melted butter. Seasonwith salt and pepper. Roast turkey for30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to300°F, cover breast loosely with foil, andcontinue to roast until an instant-readthermometer inserted into the thickest partof breast registers 160°F, 2 1/2-3 hours total.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Let breast rest for at least 30 minutesbefore carving.

Meanwhile, rewarm confit legs and wingsin duck fat over medium heat.

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Duck Fat

Removelegs and wings from fat; transfer to a largenonstick or cast-iron skillet and cookover medium-high heat until skin is nicelybrowned, about 6 minutes per side. Strainfat from pan and freeze for future use.

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Chicken Wings

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Frying Pan

Carve breast; arrange on a platter.

Placewings and legs alongside.