Thanksgiving Turkey Roulade
Ingredients
2-3 lb.
split turkey breast, deboned, butterflied and pounded to an even ¼-½" thickness (see Tasty Tip)
- kosher salt and freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns, to taste
3 cups (approx.)
Kowalski's Sausage & Sage or Wild Rice & Mushroom Stuffing (from the Deli Department)
- kitchen twine
¼ cup (½ stick)
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, melted
2 cups
chicken broth
- Kowalski's Mashed Potatoes and Kowalski's Poultry Gravy (from the Deli Department), warmed, for serving
- chopped fresh herbs (such as rosemary, thyme and/or sage), to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Lay flattened turkey skin-side down on a cutting board, short end facing you; season liberally with salt and pepper.
- Evenly spread stuffing on turkey breast, leaving a little more than a ½" border. Starting at the end closest to you, tightly roll turkey around stuffing, tucking in the ends to contain the filling. Tightly tie roulade with twine 1-2 times down the length of the roll, then across the width at 1" intervals.
- Transfer roulade to a roasting rack set in a roasting pan. Brush with about ½ of the melted butter; season liberally with salt and pepper. Pour broth into the bottom of the pan.
- Roast roulade until internal temperature reaches 150° (50-60 min.), brushing with remaining butter about halfway through; increase temperature to 400° in the last 10 min. to crisp and darken the skin, if desired.
- Remove roulade from oven; let rest on rack for 15 min. (internal temperature will increase to 165° during this rest period).
- Remove twine; slice roulade crosswise into ½" slices.
- Serve over mashed potatoes; drizzle with gravy and garnish with herbs.
Tasty Tip:
- Ask one of our butchers to debone and butterfly your turkey breast* or do it yourself, like so: Remove the bone from the turkey breast. Lay the turkey breast flat on a cutting board, skin side down, with the shortest side facing you. Keeping a knife parallel to the board, use short strokes to carefully slice the breast in half horizontally, stopping about ¾" before reaching the left side. Open the turkey breast like a book. To flatten, cover with plastic wrap; starting in the center, use a rolling pin or meat mallet to pound the breast to an even ¼-½" thickness, being careful not to rip through the turkey.
* Please allow 24 hrs. notice during busy periods.