The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

(Nandana) #1

  1. Using your hands, carefully remove the skin from the
    turkey breast, working very slowly and keeping it in one
    piece; use a knife as necessary. Using the back of the
    knife, scrape off any excess fat from the side of the skin.

  2. Adjust the oven racks to the lower- and upper-middle
    positions and preheat the oven to 275°F. Remove the
    turkey breast halves from the bone using a sharp boning
    knife. Season liberally on all sides with salt and pepper.
    Place the breast halves against each other, tops to tails, to
    create a relatively even football-shaped roast. Spread the
    turkey skin out on the cutting board and place the breasts
    in the center. Wrap them up in the skin, overlapping it
    and tucking in the edges, and secure with 7 to 10 pieces
    of butcher’s twine placed at 1-inch intervals, working
    from the ends in. Season on all sides with salt and
    pepper. Place the roll on a wire rack set on a rimmed
    baking sheet and set aside.

  3. Season the turkey legs generously with salt and pepper.
    Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat until
    lightly smoking. Place the legs in the pot, skin side down,
    and cook, without moving them, until deep golden
    brown, about 8 minutes; lower the heat if the oil is
    smoking excessively.

  4. Flip the legs over and add the onion, carrot, and celery.
    Pour the stock over the legs and add the bay, soy sauce,
    and Marmite. Bring to a boil, cover, and place on the
    lower oven rack. Cook until the meat is completely
    tender and starting to fall off the bone, about 3 hours.

  5. Meanwhile, about 1 hour into the cooking, place the
    turkey breast on the upper oven rack and cook until the

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