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Turkey Galantine

Type: Poultry, Turkey
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Turkey - boned (6- to 8-pound)
1 cup 237mlCognac
  Salt
  Quatre epices - (recipe follows)
2 lbs 908g / 32ozGround ham
1 lb 454g / 16ozGround veal
3   Garlic - finely chopped
3   Eggs
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlFreshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon 5mlThyme
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozBoiled tongue - 1/4" thick
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozHam slice - 1/4" thick
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozPistachios - chopped
1   Chicken broth
  *** - quatre epices:
1 teaspoon 5mlGround bay leaf
1 teaspoon 5mlDried thyme
1 teaspoon 5mlMace
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlGround cinnamon
2 teaspoons 10mlGround cloves
2 teaspoons 10mlGround nutmeg
1 teaspoon 5mlCayenne
1 teaspoon 5mlWhite pepper
1 teaspoon 5mlGround rosemary
1 teaspoon 5mlDried basil

Recipe Instructions

Have butcher bone turkey, removing and reserving wings and drumsticks. Remove breast meat. In bowl marinate breast meat 1 hour in 1/2 cup Cognac, 1 teaspoon salt and dash of Quatre Epices. Meanwhile in bowl mix ground ham and veal, garlic, 1/2 cup Cognac, eggs, 1/4 teaspoon Quatre Epices, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, pepper and thyme. Spread out boned turkey, skin-side down, and cover evenly with meat mixture. Place breast meat in center. Cut tongue and ham in 1/4- inch strips and arrange around breast meat, pressing into ground meat. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios.

Roll up turkey sausage-fashion, bring ends of skin together so ends overlap and sew with needle and thread. Roll in damp kitchen towel and tie ends, leaving lengths of thread. Also tie thread around middle. Into covered pan just big enough to hold galantine, pour chicken broth to half full. Lower galantine into broth and tie thread at either end to handles of pan. Cover tightly with couple of layers of foil. Bring to simmer. Then steam 2 to 2 1/2 hours, depending on size of bird. Remove foil.

Let turkey partially cool in broth, then transfer to dish, weight galantine down and continue to cool. Refrigerate 36 hours. Remove cloth and thread. Arrange on platter or carving board. Carve in thin slices. Makes 12 to 14 servings.

QUATRE EPICES: In small bowl, mix bay leaf, thyme, mace, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cayenne, pepper, rosemary and basil. Store in tightly sealed container. Makes about 1/4 cup.

Recipe from James Beard

Source:
Los Angeles Times - Prodigy

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