Turkey Roulade

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 6 to 8 servings
  • Total: 2 hr 30 min
  • Active: 45 min
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Ingredients

Roulade:

1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter, softened

2 stalks celery, diced 

1 small head fennel, diced 

1 medium onion, diced 

8 ounces sweet pork sausage 

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 

2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary 

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

Brandy, for deglazing

2 1/2 cups seasoned dry stuffing mix 

1 cup low-sodium chicken stock 

1 large egg 

1 boneless skin-on whole turkey breast (approximately 5 pounds), butterflied and flattened 

Gravy:

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken stock

1/2 cup brandy 

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. For the roulade: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Position a rack in a roasting pan.
  2. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the celery, fennel and onions and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage and cook until browned through, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and rosemary and cook for about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Deglaze the skillet with a splash of brandy, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
  3. Combine the sausage/veggie mix, stuffing mix, chicken stock and egg in a large bowl and stir together. Lay the turkey breast flat and season with salt and pepper. Spread the stuffing mixture in an even layer, then tightly roll the turkey breast. Tie the roll with kitchen twine--approximately 4 to 6 ties evenly spaced
  4. Rub the remaining 4 tablespoons softened butter all over the surface, sprinkle with salt and pepper and put on the rack in the roasting pan. Roast for 30 minutes, then decrease the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue roasting until the skin is golden brown and crispy and a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roulade reaches 155 degrees F, another 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove to a cutting board, cover with foil and let rest while you make the gravy.
  5. For the gravy: Set the roasting pan over a burner over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the drippings to form a paste and cook, stirring constantly, until the roux is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock, turn off the heat and add the brandy to the pan. Turn the heat back on and cook, whisking constantly, until the gravy thickens, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Slice and serve with the gravy!

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I've made this Roulade since I saw Ree make it on TV; we only have 8-10 people on Thanksgiving, so this is the way to go for us. I will NEVER stuff a Turkey or a Hen the traditional way anymore. And, I've also adapted this recipe kinda/sorta. I do NOT change any of the ingredients or the way it's cooked. I use Cornish Game Hens with this Roulade and it's amazing. I simply stuff the little Birds just like you would a large Hen or Turkey. I add small pearl onions as well, that's the only added ingredient I've changed so I suppose I did change it a bit. We like the pearl onions better than chopped onions, so we do it that way. I simple stuff them, tie the cavity together and then tie the little legs also to give extra holding power to keeping the Roulade inside the bird and NOT all over everything else and it's amazing, absolutely delicious. And, it's such a beautiful presentation also; I serve them on a HUGE platter lined with fresh Italian Flat Leaf Parsley which we grow ourselves, then the birds, them sliced fruit all around and it's totally stunning and tastes as good as it looks. It's a real showstopper and my Family loves it. I've had many ask for my recipe and so I simply smile and say "sure" glad to give it to you, LOL. Truly it's a really GREAT recipe and I'm so glad Ree shared it with all of us. The little Game Hens and the stuffing take about the same amount of cooking time so it's a real "winner, winner," chicken dinner. My Family loves the crispy, browned skin and the moist, mild flavor of the Game Hens and the "stuffing" aka Roulade compliments the Game Hens so nicely, it's totally delicious and totally stunning. Thanks Ree, you've done it again.

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