Turkey Pastrami on Pumpernickel

Name: Turkey Pastrami on Pumpernickel
Prep time: 7 d 2 h 20 min
Cook time: 7 d 2 h 20 min
Total time: 7 d 2 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters black peppercorns; 59 milliliters dark brown sugar; 8 cloves garlic, smashed; 59 milliliters juniper berries, crushed; 118 milliliters juniper berries; 59 milliliters kosher salt; 2 Tbsps mayonnaise; 59 milliliters freshly cracked black peppercorns; 237 milliliters hickory chips; 1 red onion, sliced very thin; 1 pinch Pinch red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 4 romaine lettuce leaves, trimmed; 8 pumpernickel or dark rye bread; 2 Tbsps stone-ground mustard; 2 tomatoes, ends trimmed, sliced in 8 (1/4-inch) slices; 2 kilograms fresh bone-in turkey breast; 710 milliliters water

Turkey Pastrami on Pumpernickel might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 881 calories, 126g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 170 hours and 20 minutes. If you have juniper berries, rye bread, freshly cracked peppercorns, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the juniper berries you could follow this main course with the Gin and Tonic Tarts as a dessert.

Instructions

For the brine: In a medium saucepan, bring to a boil all ingredients except the turkey. Simmer until sugar and salt are dissolved.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Let cool completely. Double a one gallon re-sealable bag and fill with brine.

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Brine

Add turkey, seal bags and place in a shallow pan in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days. (Just in case of leaking, check occasionally.)

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Whole Turkey

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Frying Pan

Remove breast from brine and rinse and dry well.

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Brine

For the rub:Pulse all the ingredients in a spice grinder or food processor until it becomes a coarse paste. Rub mixture all over turkey breast. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate resting in a bowl for 24 hours.

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Turkey Breast

Wrap

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Food Processor

Plastic Wrap

Bowl

To cook:Soak the chips submerged in water for 15 minutes.

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French Fries

Water

Place oven rack to position 4 inches below broiler. Preheat broiler on high.

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Oven

Drain chips and place in a 2 pound aluminum loaf pan. Broil the chips for 5 minutes, stir broil another 2 minutes.

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French Fries

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Loaf Pan

Remove to lower third of oven. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.

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Oven

Place turkey skin side up in a pan fitted with a roasting rack.

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Whole Turkey

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Frying Pan

Place oven rack used to broil the chips in to the center of oven and roast turkey above smoking chips for one hour.

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Whole Turkey

French Fries

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Oven

Increase the heat to 325 degrees F if convection, 350 degrees F if standard oven. Carefully turn over and continue to roast until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, another 1 hour 20 minutes.

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Oven

Remove turkey from oven. Cover loosely with foil and cool.

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Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil