Turkey Breast with Brioche & Sausage Stuffing
Yield
8 - 10
RECIPE Ingredients
- 7-10 lb organic turkey breast, deboned & butterflied
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups stale brioche cube
- 1 package duck & Armagnac sausage
- 12 pitted prunes, diced
- 1 small stalk celery, diced
- ½ medium carrot diced
- 1 two-inch section of leek, sliced thin
- 1 shallot
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 3 leaves fresh sage, chiffonade
- 4 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 cup chicken stock
Recipe notes
This recipe for turkey breast roulade has a stuffing of brioche and our savory duck sausage that is salty, sweet, and satisfying.
RECIPE Preparation
- Make your stuffing: Remove the duck & Armagnac sausage from its casing and place in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage, breaking up any large chunks as it cooks. Using a slotted spoon, remove to a large bowl and set aside. Pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of the sausage fat from the pan. Place the pan over medium heat. Add celery, carrot, shallot and leek. Cook, scraping up the crispy browned bits from the bottom of the pan, until soft and translucent. Add to the sausage.
- While the sausage/veggie mixture is still warm, stir in the herbs. Add toasted brioche, mix to combine. Season with salt & pepper. Add melted butter and chicken stock. Using your hands, turn the mixture to combine, squeezing the bread cubes to moisten. Stir in prunes. Set aside.
- Debone your turkey breast: using a sharp boning knife, carefully run the blade as close to the bones as possible, all around the rib cage and up to the back, to remove. It’s easiest to work on one side at a time. Be mindful to keep the breast intact. Reserve bones for stock. If the breast meat is too thick to roll, butterfly it or carefully pound with a meat mallet to flatten a bit. Keep breast skin side down, season with salt & freshly ground black pepper. Spread stuffing evenly, leaving a half-inch border on all sides. Don't mound the stuffing or the turkey will be difficult to roll. Starting at 1 end, roll the turkey like a jelly roll and tuck in any stuffing that tries to escape on the sides. Carefully turn roulade skin side up and reshape if necessary. Tie the roast firmly with kitchen twine every 2 inches to make a compact cylinder.
- Place roulade on a rack over a sheet pan. Brush with the melted butter, sprinkle generously with salt and pepper, and roast for 1 3/4 to 2 hours, until an instant-read thermometer registers 150 degrees F in the center. Remove turkey from oven and transfer to a cutting board. Let stand, loosely tented with foil, at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
