Turkey Roulade

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Thanksgiving Show

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (15)

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6 to 8 servings

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Ingredients

1 boneless turkey breast half, about 3 pounds
2 cups Wild Mushroom Stuffing
10 ounces thick-sliced apple bacon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

On a large cutting board, place turkey breast on top of plastic wrap and cut so that it opens up to one large flat piece of even thickness. Cover with additional plastic wrap and pound to an even thickness of just under 1/2-inch. Remove plastic wrap from top of turkey and spread stuffing evenly over middle portion of turkey breast and roll it up, using the plastic wrap to help keep the roll in place.

On a large piece of parchment paper, lay the slices of bacon down so that they just overlap. The resulting "blanket" of bacon should be long enough to cover the entire length of the turkey roulade.

Lift the turkey roulade onto the bacon slices and carefully remove the plastic wrap. Using the parchment as a handle, carefully roll up roulade, "tootsie-roll" fashion. Twist ends tightly. Place this roll on top of a large piece of aluminum foil and roll entire roulade, paper and all, with the aluminum foil. Crimp ends closed. Bake in a roasting pan with a rack for 1 1/2 hours, or until internal temperature reads 155 F. Let roulade rest for 15 minutes, then slice into 1-inch thick slices and serve alongside WHISKEY- BRAISED APPLE SAUCE and CORN AND WILD RICE PUDDING.

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Comments & Reviews

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Sheila Rice Lake, WI 12-01-2008
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A Thanksgiving tradition
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I've made this the past few years for Thanksgiving and my family loves it. I do however replace the stuffing with other... things, like ham and swiss cheese, whatever floats my boat that year. I usually just use thin sliced bacon for wrapping. I put this together the night before and wrap in foil, then the next day I roast unwrapped in a covered pan for 1/2 the time and then uncover the remaining time to help cook up the bacon. Turns out great. Not to mention the bacon nicely disguises the turkey breast I have butchered trying to debone and butterfly.Read more
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Desiree kingston 05-05-2007
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Great recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a very tasty and easy recipe. I love it
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Anonymous 11-25-2006
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I didn't expect soggy...
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I was quite unhappy with the results of this recipe. When I open the foil, there was almost a 1/2 cup of juice that the... turkey was sitting in. The bacon was limp and the stuffing was soggy. The only thing was that the flavor was different and interesting but I will never waste my time on this recipe again. I suppose, however, that had it not been wrapped up for the duration of the cooking, that it may have browned up and may not have been quite so wet (and maybe look presentable). Had I been inexperienced, I would think that I did something wrong; but I followed the directions explicitly (although I questioned some of them). I would never suggest that anyone try this recipe.Read more
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Elizabeth bel air, MD 11-20-2006
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Great Turkey Roulade
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just tried this recipe for my family's (early) Thanksgiving Dinner yesterday. It turned out great and it was so easy! I... did try a suggestion made by another reviewer, since the bacon does not crisp up while cooking it in the parchment paper/foil. After it was cooked to 155 degrees, I took off parchment paper and opened foil - turned turkey so that majority of bacon was up and broiled for 5 min., this cooked the bacon perfectly. This was the best turkey ever, so moist and we used our own favority family stuffing called Apple, Cranberry, Sausage stuffing which was great great great with the applesauce that Emeril suggests with this roulade. The only thing I did different with the applesauce was omitted bourbon (didn't want alcohol) and used apple cider instead, fantastic!!Read more
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Dorothy Peculiar, MO 03-11-2006
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Great Thanksgiving dish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My Brother-In-Law made this at Thanksgiving with the wild mushroom stuffing. It was great!
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Robert Virginia Beach, VA 03-07-2006
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Outstanding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very easy to prepare. Hard to mess this one up and it taste great!!