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Style Turkey (Peru à)

Brazilian-style turkey is a festive dish made with a 4 kg turkey, prized for its rich flavour and practicality.

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Style Turkey (Peru à)

Ingredients

1 4 kg turkey
1 tbsp mustard
750 ml dry white wine
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup margarine or butter
2 onions
5 cloves garlic
Hot sauce
Salt
1 tbsp chives
1 tbsp parsley
1 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 banana, diced
1 chicken stock cube
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cups cornmeal
2 onions, grated
Turkey giblets
Black pepper

Where to find ingredients

Find the ingredients in the poultry section, bakery aisle, spices, produce, and dairy section at local supermarkets or neighbourhood markets. If needed, use a chicken stock substitute for the stock cubes, but keep the original ingredient if available.

Preparation method

  1. Blend together: 1 cup of wine, 1 cup of chicken stock, the onion cut into pieces, garlic, mustard, hot sauce, the margarine or butter and salt
  2. Place in a baking dish and add the remaining wine and chicken stock, mix well and set aside
  3. Over low heat, sauté the giblets cut into smaller pieces in the oil and olive oil mixture until they change colour
  4. Add the cornmeal, chicken stock cube, banana, sifted flour and black pepper, stirring constantly until you get a loose, moist farofa
  5. Remove from the heat, add the green seasoning and stuff the turkey
  6. Place the turkey in an ungreased roasting pan
  7. Pierce the turkey with a fork and pour in the reserved sauce
  8. Close with skewers and tie the turkey legs
  9. Cover with foil and bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, basting constantly with the juices from the roasting pan
  10. Remove the foil to brown for another 1 hour and 30 minutes or so, continuing to baste with the sauce
  11. Place on a serving platter and garnish with farofa and green herbs

Observations

Brazilian-style turkey is a celebratory dish often served for special occasions, valued for its flavour and convenience. To make it, start by blending 1 cup of dry white wine, 1 cup of chicken stock, 1 onion cut into pieces, 5 cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp of mustard, hot sauce, 1 cup of margarine or butter, and salt. Pour this mixture into a baking dish, add the remaining wine and chicken stock, mix well, and set aside. Over low heat, sauté the turkey giblets, cut into smaller pieces, in the oil and olive oil mixture until they change colour. Add 2 cups of cornmeal, 1 chicken stock cube, 1 diced banana, the 2 grated onions, and black pepper, stirring constantly until you get a loose, moist farofa. Remove from the heat, mix in 1 tbsp of chives and 1 tbsp of parsley, and use it to stuff the turkey. Place the stuffed turkey in an ungreased roasting pan. Pierce the turkey with a fork and pour over the reserved sauce. Close the cavity with skewers and tie the turkey legs together. Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, basting constantly with the roasting juices. Remove the foil and brown for another 1 hour and 30 minutes or so, continuing to baste with the sauce. Serve the turkey on a serving platter, decorated with farofa and green herbs.
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Preparation method

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Step 1

Blend together: 1 cup of wine, 1 cup of chicken stock, the onion cut into pieces, garlic, mustard, hot sauce, the margarine or butter and salt

Blend together: 1 cup of wine, 1 cup of chicken stock, the onion cut into pieces, garlic, mustard, hot sauce, the margarine or butter and salt
Step 2

Place in a baking dish and add the remaining wine and chicken stock, mix well and set aside

Place in a baking dish and add the remaining wine and chicken stock, mix well and set aside
Step 3

Over low heat, sauté the giblets cut into smaller pieces in the oil and olive oil mixture until they change colour

Over low heat, sauté the giblets cut into smaller pieces in the oil and olive oil mixture until they change colour
Step 4

Add the cornmeal, chicken stock cube, banana, sifted flour and black pepper, stirring constantly until you get a loose, moist farofa

Add the cornmeal, chicken stock cube, banana, sifted flour and black pepper, stirring constantly until you get a loose, moist farofa
Step 5

Remove from the heat, add the green seasoning and stuff the turkey

Remove from the heat, add the green seasoning and stuff the turkey
Step 6

Place the turkey in an ungreased roasting pan

Place the turkey in an ungreased roasting pan
Step 7

Pierce the turkey with a fork and pour in the reserved sauce

Pierce the turkey with a fork and pour in the reserved sauce
Step 8

Close with skewers and tie the turkey legs

Close with skewers and tie the turkey legs
Step 9

Cover with foil and bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, basting constantly with the juices from the roasting pan

Cover with foil and bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, basting constantly with the juices from the roasting pan
Step 10

Remove the foil to brown for another 1 hour and 30 minutes or so, continuing to baste with the sauce

Remove the foil to brown for another 1 hour and 30 minutes or so, continuing to baste with the sauce
Step 11

Place on a serving platter and garnish with farofa and green herbs

Place on a serving platter and garnish with farofa and green herbs
Final result

Style Turkey (Peru à)

Style Turkey (Peru à)

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