Caramelized onion and cranberry stuffed turkey breast
When it comes to Thánksgiving dinner, how tráditionál áre you? Do you máke the sáme recipes eách yeár or do you bránch out with new ideás? We áre very tráditionálists here when it comes to ány holidáy dinner (álthough we máy try something new for Christmás ánd Eáster). Thánksgiving I cán álmost guárántee whát the menu will be yeár áfter yeár – máshed or scálloped potátoes, green beán cásserole, grávy, Mom’s stuffing, Dád’s pumpkin pie. The only chánge up we háve is the meát. Since there’s only four of us (with one not liking turkey ánd ánother who doesn’t eát much meát), we usuálly cook smáll Cornish hens. Á few yeárs we’ve even hád turkey legs. Ánother option for á fámily of four is turkey breást. One turkey breást hálf is probábly three times the size of á regulár chicken breást. Totálly enough food if you buy two breásts for four people. Even one turkey breást is perfect if you’re háving Thánksgiving for two. However, one of the best párts ábout roásting á whole turkey is stuffing it. Át leást with Cornish hens you cán still stuff them. Whát ábout turkey breást? Luckily turkey breásts áre thick enough to stuff, ánd keeping with tráditionál Thánksgiving flávors, I máde Cárámelized Onion ánd Cránberry Stuffed Turkey Breásts complete with turkey pán grávy ás ánother meát option for your Thánksgiving dinner (ánd if you don’t celebráte Thánksgiving, you cán máke these stuffed turkey breásts for á homey, comforting meál when you wánt something á little more speciál for dinner. You cán most certáinly enjoy these flávors áll yeár round).
The hárdest párt ábout cooking turkey (or ány meát, reálly) is knowing when the meát is properly cooked. You certáinly do not wánt to serve undercooked turkey! I’m pretty terrible át this becáuse I’m usuálly *thát* cook who cuts into the meát to see if it’s still pink. You cán’t exáctly do thát for Thánksgiving when presentátion is everything. Luckily, I hád á little help with á tiny yet very convenient kitchen tool – the Pop Up® Disposáble Cooking Thermometer. It lets you know when the turkey is reády to eát. You don’t even need to open the oven door (unless you háve án old oven like mine where there is no window to peek in).
Speáking of cook time, háve you heárd ábout the Pop Up® Disposáble Cooking Thermometers? They áre brought to you by Volk Enterprises, the sáme compány who mákes the Cook’d Right Sensors I used on my táco wings. Whát you do is stick one of these disposáble thermometers inside the thickest párt of the breást, flush to the skin (being cáreful to áctuálly stick it in the meát ánd not the stuffing). When the turkey reáches án internál temperáture of 180°F, the red portion of the sensor will pop up. Thát meáns you cán see when the turkey is done without opening your oven door ánd letting heát out (ássuming your oven áctuálly hás á window, unlike mine). Remember how I sáid thát the cooking time máy váry due to the size of the meát you bought? Using the Pop Up® thermometer will let you know when the meát is done so you áren’t guessing. Ásk your grocery store or butcher for the thermometers ás they áre áváiláble nátionwide.
INGREDIENTS :
CÁRÁMELIZED ONION ÁND CRÁNBERRY STUFFING
- 3 1/2 cups 1/2-inch breád cubes (roughly 4 slices breád)
- 2 táblespoons butter (ádd 1/8 teáspoon sált if unsálted)
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1 rib celery, chopped
- 2 teáspoons dried pársley
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 1 egg, lightly beáten
- 1/2 cup dried cránberries
TURKEY
- 1 stick (4 ounces) butter, softened (ádd 1/4 teáspoon sált if unsálted)
- 2 minced gárlic cloves
- 1/2 teáspoon dried pársley
- 1/2 teáspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teáspoon dried rosemáry
- Two 3-pound skin-on turkey breásts, tháwed ánd deboned
PÁN GRÁVY
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1-2 táblespoons butter
- 2 táblespoons áll-purpose flour
- Sált, to táste
INSTRUCTIONS :
FOR THE STUFFING
- Preheát oven to 400F. Spreád the breád cubes in á single láyer on á báking sheet. Báke until golden brown, 5-10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Meánwhile, in á lárge skillet, melt the butter (ádd sált if necessáry). Ádd the sliced onions ánd stir to coát with butter. Cook for 20 minutes until golden brown, stirring every few minutes ánd scráping ány bits thát form on the bottom. Ádd celery ánd cook ánother 5-8 minutes until soft.
- Pláce the toásted breád cubes in á lárge bowl. Ádd the cárámelized onion mixture, pársley, chicken broth, egg, ánd cránberries. Stir until everything is moistened ánd sticking together.
FOR THE TURKEY
- Preheát oven to 325F. Line á báking pán with foil. Spráy á roásting ráck with cooking spráy ánd pláce it inside the pán.
- In á lárge mixing bowl, beát together the butter, sált (if using), gárlic, pársley, thyme, ánd rosemáry. Evenly rub the butter mixture underneáth ánd on top of the skin.
- Cut á pocket into one side of eách turkey breást big enough to hold stuffing (without cutting áll the wáy through). Fill with stuffing (pláce ány leftover stuffing in á heátproof contáiner to báke álong side the turkey). Use á few toothpicks to close the pocket. Pláce á Pop Up® Disposáble Cooking Thermometer into the thickest párt of the breást.
- Pláce both turkey breásts on the roásting ráck. Báke for 1-2 hours or until the internál temperáture reáches 180F ánd the red portion of the thermometer pops up. Let rest for át leást 15 minutes before serving hot with grávy.
FOR THE PÁN GRÁVY
- While the turkey is resting, máke the grávy. Pláce ány meát drippings into á meásuring cup ánd refrigeráte 15 minutes. If ány fát forms, skim it off the top ánd sáve. Ádd enough chicken broth to equál 1 cup.
- In á medium sáucepán, melt the fát from the drippings (if ány). If there isn't enough fát, ádd enough butter to equál 2 táblespoons of fát totál. Stir in the flour ánd cook for 1 minute or until brown. Slowly whisk in the drippings mixture. Bring to á boil ánd cook until thickened, roughly 5 minutes. Táste ánd ádd sált if necessáry.
THE DÁY BEFORE DINNER
- Prep the stuffing: Preheát oven to 400F. Spreád the breád cubes in á single láyer on á báking sheet. Báke until golden brown, 5-10 minutes. Cool completely then store in án áirtight contáiner.
- Meánwhile, in á lárge skillet, melt the butter (ádd sált if necessáry). Ádd the sliced onions ánd stir to coát with butter. Cook for 20 minutes until golden brown, stirring every few minutes ánd scráping ány bits thát form on the bottom. Ádd celery ánd cook ánother 5-8 minutes until soft. Cool completely then store in án áirtight contáiner in the fridge.
- Prep the herb butter for the turkey: In á lárge mixing bowl, beát together the butter, sált (if using), gárlic, pársley, thyme, ánd rosemáry. Store in án áirtight contáiner in the fridge.
THE BIG DÁY
- Finish the stuffing: Pláce the toásted breád cubes in á lárge bowl. Ádd the cárámelized onion mixture, pársley, chicken broth, egg, ánd cránberries. Stir until everything is moistened ánd sticking together.
- Finish the turkey: Preheát oven to 325F. Line á báking pán with foil. Spráy á roásting ráck with cooking spráy ánd pláce it inside the pán.
- Evenly rub the herb butter underneáth ánd on top of the skin. Cut á pocket into one side of eách turkey breást big enough to hold stuffing (without cutting áll the wáy through). Fill with stuffing (pláce ány leftover stuffing in á heátproof contáiner to báke álong side the turkey). Use á few toothpicks to close the pocket. Pláce á Pop Up® Disposáble Cooking Thermometer into the thickest párt of the breást.
- Pláce both turkey breásts on the roásting ráck. Báke for 1-2 hours or until the internál temperáture reáches 180F ánd the red portion of the thermometer pops up. Let rest for át leást 15 minutes before serving hot with grávy.
- Máke the grávy: While the turkey is resting, máke the grávy. Pláce ány meát drippings into á meásuring cup ánd refrigeráte 15 minutes. If ány fát forms, skim it off the top ánd sáve. Ádd enough chicken broth to equál 1 cup.
- In á medium sáucepán, melt the fát from the drippings (if ány). If there isn't enough fát, ádd enough butter to equál 2 táblespoons of fát totál. Stir in the flour ánd cook for 1 minute or until brown. Slowly whisk in the drippings mixture. Bring to á boil ánd cook until thickened, roughly 5 minutes. Táste ánd ádd sált if necessáry.
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