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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa047.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html","crawl_time":1776026958,"first_indexed_time":1509041494,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,leitesculinaria!\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html s443","src_root_hash":"4251161213139844447","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Roasted and Braised Turkey – Leite's Culinaria","meta_descriptions":["In this roasted and braised turkey recipe you get braised turkey legs and thighs and roasted turkey breasts, giving you the best of the bird."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Want to save this?\nI'll email this to you, so you can come back to it later. Booyah!\nHeresy.\nBlissful, succulent, turkey-induced heresy.\nThat’s what this unconventional tactic from chef David Tanis of\nChez Panisse\nmakes us think. Tanis allows us to circumvent the usual turkey roasting conundrum—the maddening trickiness inherent in trying to cook a turkey until the dark meat is done without punting the white meat into dry oblivion—by bucking tradition and cooking the dark and white meat separately. The legs luxuriate in a long, slow, wine-sloshed bath with aromatics, simultaneously being braised and tenderized and infused with fragrance and flavor. The breast simply gets blasted by a hot oven, just long enough to plump it, no longer. Of course, this untraditional technique preempts the pretense of carving at the table. We’re not certain that’s such a bad thing.\nOne last thing. Remember that the secret–well, the other secret–is to season the turkey overnight. So just a reminder, you’ll need to begin things the day before.\n–David Tanis\nLC Essential Butcherspeak Note\nTanis savvily suggests you ask your butcher do the heavy chopping for you. Simply request-nicely, please–for the turkey legs to be lopped off with the thighs attached, for the wings to be hacked from the body, and for the breast to be cut into 2 boneless but skin-on halves. While you’re at it, smile sweetly and request that what remains of the carcass be chopped up into large pieces for your stock. (Make sure to request the\ngiblets\n, too.)\nFor the “brine”\n▢\nOne\n(12- to 14-pound)\nturkey\n,\ncut into six parts (as above)\n▢\nSalt and freshly ground black pepper\n▢\n1\nsmall bunch\nsage leaves\n,\nfinely chopped\n▢\n1\nsmall bunch\nthyme\n,\nleaves stripped and finely chopped\n▢\n6\ngarlic cloves\n,\nsmashed to a paste with a little coarse salt\n▢\n2\ntablespoons\nolive oil\nFor the broth\n▢\nCarcass and bones and leftover parts from your turkey\n,\n(or about 3 pounds [1.3 kg] other poultry bones)\n▢\n1\nlarge\nonion\n,\npeeled, halved, and stuck with 1 clove\n▢\n1\ncarrot\n,\npeeled and chopped\n▢\n1\ncelery stalk\n,\nchopped\n▢\n2\nbay leaves\n▢\n2 or 3\nslices\ndried porcini mushrooms\n▢\nAbout 6\nquarts\nwater\nFor the braise\n▢\n3\ntablespoons\nbutter\n▢\n2\nlarge\nonions\n,\nchopped\n▢\nSalt and freshly ground black pepper\n▢\n3\ntablespoons\nall-purpose flour\n▢\n1\ntablespoons\nstore-bought or\nhomemade tomato paste\n▢\n1\ncup\ndry red wine\nFor the garnish\n▢\nParsley or watercress sprigs\nBrine the turkey\nPlace all the turkey pieces on a cutting board and season well on both sides with salt and pepper. Mix the sage, thyme, and garlic in a small bowl. Add the olive oil and spoon the mixture over the meat and under the skin and smear it in well. Place the legs and wings in a container, cover, and refrigerate. Wrap the breasts in plastic and refrigerate overnight.\nMake the broth\nPreheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Place the turkey bones, onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaves in a roasting pan and into the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is nicely browned.\nTransfer the browned vegetables and bones to a big soup pot. Splash a little water into the roasting pan and stir to dissolve any tasty bits left in the pan, then pour the liquid into the pot. Add the dried mushroom and water and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum, turn the heat down to a simmer, and let it cook slowly for 11\/2 to 2 hours.\nStrain the broth through a sieve. You should have about 5 quarts of turkey broth. Cool, then refrigerate; when ready to use, skim off the fat that has risen to the surface.\nRoast the turkey\nPreheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Put the legs and wings in a large roasting pan, making sure they have enough room so they’re not crowded. Put the pan in the oven and let the parts roast while you prepare the braising liquid.\nIn a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and season them with salt and pepper. Let them cook gently, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Turn up the heat and let the onions color a little bit. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and tomato paste and mix well. Slowly add first the red wine and then 2 cups of the turkey broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring almost constantly as the sauce thickens. Gradually stir in 2 more cups of broth and stir until the sauce thickens once again. Remove from the heat.\nRemove the pan of legs and wings from the oven. They should be nicely golden but not too dark. Pour the braising liquid over the turkey parts, cover the pan tightly with foil, and return to the oven. Reduce the heat to 350°F (176°C) and braise the turkey for about 1 1\/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of your bird, until the legs are tender when tested with a fork. Transfer the braised turkey legs and wings to a cutting board and let them cool slightly.\nStrain the braising liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan, skimming off any fat that rises. This will be your gravy. Taste the sauce for seasonings and texture. If it’s too thin, reduce it a bit over medium heat until it reaches a consistency you like. Set aside. (The braised turkey process can be done hours ahead or the day before and refrigerated.)\nWhen the braised turkey parts are cool enough to handle, remove the leg meat from the bones in large pieces and tear the meat from the wings. Cut the meat into rough slices and put in a baking dish. Cover and hold at cool room temperature.\nMeanwhile, remove the breasts from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. The breasts will take only about a half hour to roast, so they can be started up to an hour before dinner in a 375°F (190°C) oven. Put them in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up, and into the oven. Check at 30 minutes—you want an internal temperature of 140°F (60°C). (The temperature will continue to rise as they rest.) Let them rest on a platter, loosely covered, for 15 to 30 minutes before carving.\nServe the turkey\nSlice the turkey breasts on an angle, not too thickly. Arrange the turkey on a warm platter and garnish with parsley or watercress.\nServing:\n1\nserving\nCalories:\n139\nkcal\nCarbohydrates:\n11\ng\nProtein:\n1\ng\nFat:\n8\ng\nSaturated Fat:\n3\ng\nMonounsaturated Fat:\n4\ng\nTrans Fat:\n0.2\ng\nCholesterol:\n11\nmg\nSodium:\n70\nmg\nFiber:\n2\ng\nSugar:\n3\ng\nNutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.\nRecipe © 2010 David Tanis. Photo © 2010 Christopher Hirsheimer. All rights reserved.\nAbout David Leite\nI’ve received three\nJames Beard Awards\nfor my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. I’m the author of\nThe New Portuguese Table\nand\nNotes on a Banana\n. For more than 25 years, I’ve been developing and testing recipes for my site, my books, and publications. My work has also appeared in the\nNew York Times\n, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur,\nBon Appétit\n, Food & Wine,\nYankee\n,\nLos Angeles Times\n,\nChicago Tribune\n,\nWashington Post\n,\nand\nmore\n. 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The white meat gets a quick roast so it stays plump and juicy, while the dark meat gets slowly braised in aromatic wine to tenderize and flavor it gorgeously.\n\nRating\n\n5 \/ 4 votes\n\nTotal Time6 hours 15 minutes\n\nServings8 to 12 servings\n\n[Jump to Recipe](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#wprm-recipe-container-350263)\n\n[Add Us As A Trusted Google Source](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=leitesculinaria.com)\n\nThis post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we will make a wee commission.\n\n![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/roasted-braised-turkey.jpg)\n\n![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/roasted-braised-turkey-pin.jpg)\n\n### Want to save this?\nI'll email this to you, so you can come back to it later. Booyah\\!\n\n## Jump To\n- [Roasted and Braised Turkey Recipe](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#wprm-recipe-container-350263)\n\nHeresy.\n\nBlissful, succulent, turkey-induced heresy.\n\nThat’s what this unconventional tactic from chef David Tanis of [Chez Panisse](https:\/\/www.chezpanisse.com\/ \"Chez Panisse info\") makes us think. Tanis allows us to circumvent the usual turkey roasting conundrum—the maddening trickiness inherent in trying to cook a turkey until the dark meat is done without punting the white meat into dry oblivion—by bucking tradition and cooking the dark and white meat separately. The legs luxuriate in a long, slow, wine-sloshed bath with aromatics, simultaneously being braised and tenderized and infused with fragrance and flavor. The breast simply gets blasted by a hot oven, just long enough to plump it, no longer. Of course, this untraditional technique preempts the pretense of carving at the table. We’re not certain that’s such a bad thing.\n\nOne last thing. Remember that the secret–well, the other secret–is to season the turkey overnight. So just a reminder, you’ll need to begin things the day before.**–David Tanis**\n\n### LC Essential Butcherspeak Note\nTanis savvily suggests you ask your butcher do the heavy chopping for you. Simply request-nicely, please–for the turkey legs to be lopped off with the thighs attached, for the wings to be hacked from the body, and for the breast to be cut into 2 boneless but skin-on halves. While you’re at it, smile sweetly and request that what remains of the carcass be chopped up into large pieces for your stock. (Make sure to request the [giblets](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giblets \"Definition of giblets\"), too.)\n\n![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20400%20600'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n\n![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/roasted-braised-turkey-400x600.jpg)\n\n## Roasted and Braised Turkey\n5 \/ 4 votes\n\nRoasted and braised turkey makes certain that both the white and dark meat is cooked perfectly and with tons of flavor. Cooking them separately ensures that everything is succulent.\n\n[David Leite](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/about-me)\n\n[Save](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html)[Saved](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html) [Print](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/print\/roasted-and-braised-turkey)\n\nCourseMains\n\nCuisineAmerican\n\nServings8 to 12 servings\n\nCalories139 kcal\n\nPrep Time1 hour hour\n\nCook Time5 hours hours 15 minutes minutes\n\nTotal Time6 hours hours 15 minutes minutes\n\n### Ingredients US Metric\n#### For the “brine”\n- ▢\n  One (12- to 14-pound) turkey, cut into six parts (as above)\n- ▢\n  Salt and freshly ground black pepper\n- ▢\n  1 small bunch sage leaves, finely chopped\n- ▢\n  1 small bunch  thyme, leaves stripped and finely chopped\n- ▢\n  6 garlic cloves, smashed to a paste with a little coarse salt\n- ▢\n  2 tablespoons olive oil\n\n#### For the broth\n- ▢\n  Carcass and bones and leftover parts from your turkey , (or about 3 pounds \\[1.3 kg\\] other poultry bones)\n- ▢\n  1 large onion, peeled, halved, and stuck with 1 clove\n- ▢\n  1 carrot, peeled and chopped\n- ▢\n  1 celery stalk, chopped\n- ▢\n  2  bay leaves\n- ▢\n  2 or 3 slices dried porcini mushrooms\n- ▢\n  About 6 quarts water\n\n#### For the braise\n- ▢\n  3 tablespoons butter\n- ▢\n  2 large onions, chopped\n- ▢\n  Salt and freshly ground black pepper\n- ▢\n  3 tablespoons all-purpose flour\n- ▢\n  1 tablespoons store-bought or [homemade tomato paste](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/87323\/recipes-homemade-tomato-paste-conserva-di-pomodori.html \"Our recipe for Homemade Tomato Paste\")\n- ▢\n  1 cup dry red wine\n\n#### For the garnish\n- ▢\n  Parsley or watercress sprigs\n\n### Instructions\n#### Brine the turkey\n- Place all the turkey pieces on a cutting board and season well on both sides with salt and pepper. Mix the sage, thyme, and garlic in a small bowl. Add the olive oil and spoon the mixture over the meat and under the skin and smear it in well. Place the legs and wings in a container, cover, and refrigerate. Wrap the breasts in plastic and refrigerate overnight.\n\n#### Make the broth\n- Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Place the turkey bones, onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaves in a roasting pan and into the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is nicely browned.\n- Transfer the browned vegetables and bones to a big soup pot. Splash a little water into the roasting pan and stir to dissolve any tasty bits left in the pan, then pour the liquid into the pot. Add the dried mushroom and water and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum, turn the heat down to a simmer, and let it cook slowly for 11\/2 to 2 hours.\n- Strain the broth through a sieve. You should have about 5 quarts of turkey broth. Cool, then refrigerate; when ready to use, skim off the fat that has risen to the surface.\n\n#### Roast the turkey\n- Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Put the legs and wings in a large roasting pan, making sure they have enough room so they’re not crowded. Put the pan in the oven and let the parts roast while you prepare the braising liquid.\n- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and season them with salt and pepper. Let them cook gently, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Turn up the heat and let the onions color a little bit. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and tomato paste and mix well. Slowly add first the red wine and then 2 cups of the turkey broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring almost constantly as the sauce thickens. Gradually stir in 2 more cups of broth and stir until the sauce thickens once again. Remove from the heat.\n- Remove the pan of legs and wings from the oven. They should be nicely golden but not too dark. Pour the braising liquid over the turkey parts, cover the pan tightly with foil, and return to the oven. Reduce the heat to 350°F (176°C) and braise the turkey for about 1 1\/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of your bird, until the legs are tender when tested with a fork. Transfer the braised turkey legs and wings to a cutting board and let them cool slightly.\n- Strain the braising liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan, skimming off any fat that rises. This will be your gravy. Taste the sauce for seasonings and texture. If it’s too thin, reduce it a bit over medium heat until it reaches a consistency you like. Set aside. (The braised turkey process can be done hours ahead or the day before and refrigerated.)\n- When the braised turkey parts are cool enough to handle, remove the leg meat from the bones in large pieces and tear the meat from the wings. Cut the meat into rough slices and put in a baking dish. Cover and hold at cool room temperature.\n- Meanwhile, remove the breasts from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. The breasts will take only about a half hour to roast, so they can be started up to an hour before dinner in a 375°F (190°C) oven. Put them in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up, and into the oven. Check at 30 minutes—you want an internal temperature of 140°F (60°C). (The temperature will continue to rise as they rest.) Let them rest on a platter, loosely covered, for 15 to 30 minutes before carving.\n\n#### Serve the turkey\n- Slice the turkey breasts on an angle, not too thickly. Arrange the turkey on a warm platter and garnish with parsley or watercress.\n\n![Heart of the Artichoke](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20180%20237'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n\n![Heart of the Artichoke](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-of-the-artichoke.jpg)\n\n### Adapted From\nHeart of the Artichoke\n\n[Buy On Amazon](https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/157965407X\/leitesculinari)\n\n### Explore More with AI\n[Dietary 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I’m the author of [The New Portuguese Table](https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Portuguese-Table-Exciting-Flavors\/dp\/0307394417?&linkCode=ll1&tag=leitesculinari-posts-20&linkId=63d715f01c5954cd7ac85dfd768331fd&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl) and [Notes on a Banana](https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Notes-Banana-Memoir-Manic-Depression\/dp\/0062414372?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=ll1&tag=leitesculinari-posts-20&linkId=e0f7ca47afddbf79601ffdbe888518cc&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl). For more than 25 years, I’ve been developing and testing recipes for my site, my books, and publications. 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I’m also a cooking teacher, memoirist, and inveterate cat lady.\n\n[Read More About Me](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/about-me)\n***\n\n## Leave a comment [Cancel reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#respond)\n## 17 Comments\n1. **Megan Atchley** says:\n   \n   [Oct 17, 2024 at 3:54 pm](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-820871)\n   \n   I’m planning on making this for this Thanksgiving. Question: Is it really OK to take the breasts out at 140? After resting what will the temp be? Thank you\\!\n   \n   [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-820871)\n   1. **David Leite** says:\n      \n      [Oct 18, 2024 at 1:14 am](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-820874)\n      \n      Hello, Meagan. None of my testers had a problem with the temperature, and I went through the comments, and none of our readers did. But if you want to be on the safe side, you can roast the breast until it reads 150°F to 155°F. Pulling out the breast at that temperature will definitely allow it to reach proper temperature after resting.\n      \n      [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-820874)\n2. **Bkhuna** says:\n   \n   [Nov 19, 2023 at 5:54 am](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-814249)\n   \n   I’ve been making turkeys for 45 years and have tried every new fangled method that has come along. I thought I had finally settled on the one true method when I spatchcocked and roasted one in my kettle grill. Yesterday, I heard this technique mentioned on a podcast and it intrigued me.\n   \n   A quick google search led me to this page and I’m glad it did. I’m making it this year.\n   \n   Thanks for all the great recipes and writing you do. Love your podcast as well.\n   \n   [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814249)\n   1. **David Leite** says:\n      \n      [Nov 19, 2023 at 11:41 pm](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-814271)\n      \n      Bkhuna, thank you for the kind words. Do let me know how it turns out.\n      \n      [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814271)\n      1. **Bkhuna** says:\n         \n         [Nov 25, 2023 at 7:26 am](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-814377)\n         \n         ![5 stars](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=)  \n          Marvelous.\n         \n         I did a very simple dry brine of kosher salt and herbs and let the pieces sit wrapped for two days and them dried and uncovered on a wired rack in the fridge overnight the evening before the cook.\n         \n         The juicy, tender, and flavorful dark meat and perfectly cooked white meat with crispy skin and succulent meat made this the top contender for repeat cooks.\n         \n         Thank you so much.\n         \n         [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814377)\n         1. **David Leite** says:\n            \n            [Nov 25, 2023 at 12:53 pm](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-814383)\n            \n            Bkhuna, do you know you’re one of our longtime power users? Really! I’m so delighted that it came out so well.\n            \n            [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814383)\n3. **Jeanne** says:\n   \n   [Nov 22, 2018 at 4:33 pm](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-589594)\n   \n   ![5 stars](data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=)  \n    Thank you so much for this recipe! Our family loves it–I’ve been making it for years.\n   \n   One question: why does the recipe ask users to make so much stock? As far as I can glean (after years of making this), only 4 cups of stock are used for the actual recipe. I realize that the stock can be used for other purposes or frozen, but asking home cooks to make 6 quarts\/24 cups of stock seems to me to be overkill. Over the years I’ve reduced the stock to 3 quarts (which still leaves a lot of leftover stock). It might be worthwhile to let folks know that they can make much less stock if desired. And maybe give some suggestions on what to do with all of the extra. Thanks again\\!\n   \n   [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-589594)\n   1. **Renee Schettler** says:\n      \n      [Nov 22, 2018 at 7:17 pm](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-589608)\n      \n      Jeanne, many thanks for letting us know you fancy this recipe as much as we do! And that’s an excellent question. The answer is partly as you surmised, which is that while you’re making stock, you may as well have some extra to stash in the freezer for another use. The rest of the reason it calls for 6 quarts water is because that’s the ratio of water to a single turkey carcass that results in a nicely flavorful, but not too intense, stock. It’s easier to cut the recipe down if using chicken parts, which are given as an option, but the author was going for a subtle turkey flavor here, and so we kept the amounts the same out of respect for that, as it’s unlikely that someone would use half a carcass. As for what to do with the leftovers, so lovely that you asked! Below are some of the soups that always come to mind when I have ample stock on hand…\n      \n      Mexican Chicken Soup  \n       Vietnamese Chicken Rice Soup  \n       North African Chicken Soup\n      \n      [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-589608)\n      1. **Jeanne Sauvage** says:\n         \n         [Jan 16, 2019 at 3:29 pm](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-594220)\n         \n         Thank you\\!\n         \n         [Reply](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-594220)\n         1. **Renee Schettler** says:\n            \n            [Jan 17, 2019 at 8:48 am](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/59625\/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html\/comment-page-2#comment-594294)\n            \n            Of course, Jeanne\\!\n            \n            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Tanis allows us to circumvent the usual turkey roasting conundrum—the maddening trickiness inherent in trying to cook a turkey until the dark meat is done without punting the white meat into dry oblivion—by bucking tradition and cooking the dark and white meat separately. The legs luxuriate in a long, slow, wine-sloshed bath with aromatics, simultaneously being braised and tenderized and infused with fragrance and flavor. The breast simply gets blasted by a hot oven, just long enough to plump it, no longer. Of course, this untraditional technique preempts the pretense of carving at the table. We’re not certain that’s such a bad thing.\n\nOne last thing. Remember that the secret–well, the other secret–is to season the turkey overnight. So just a reminder, you’ll need to begin things the day before.**–David Tanis**\n\n### LC Essential Butcherspeak Note\nTanis savvily suggests you ask your butcher do the heavy chopping for you. Simply request-nicely, please–for the turkey legs to be lopped off with the thighs attached, for the wings to be hacked from the body, and for the breast to be cut into 2 boneless but skin-on halves. While you’re at it, smile sweetly and request that what remains of the carcass be chopped up into large pieces for your stock. (Make sure to request the [giblets](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giblets \"Definition of giblets\"), too.)\n\n#### For the “brine”\n- ▢\n  One (12- to 14-pound) turkey, cut into six parts (as above)\n- ▢\n  Salt and freshly ground black pepper\n- ▢\n  1 small bunch sage leaves, finely chopped\n- ▢\n  1 small bunch  thyme, leaves stripped and finely chopped\n- ▢\n  6 garlic cloves, smashed to a paste with a little coarse salt\n- ▢\n  2 tablespoons olive oil\n\n#### For the broth\n- ▢\n  Carcass and bones and leftover parts from your turkey , (or about 3 pounds \\[1.3 kg\\] other poultry bones)\n- ▢\n  1 large onion, peeled, halved, and stuck with 1 clove\n- ▢\n  1 carrot, peeled and chopped\n- ▢\n  1 celery stalk, chopped\n- ▢\n  2  bay leaves\n- ▢\n  2 or 3 slices dried porcini mushrooms\n- ▢\n  About 6 quarts water\n\n#### For the braise\n- ▢\n  3 tablespoons butter\n- ▢\n  2 large onions, chopped\n- ▢\n  Salt and freshly ground black pepper\n- ▢\n  3 tablespoons all-purpose flour\n- ▢\n  1 tablespoons store-bought or [homemade tomato paste](https:\/\/leitesculinaria.com\/87323\/recipes-homemade-tomato-paste-conserva-di-pomodori.html \"Our recipe for Homemade Tomato Paste\")\n- ▢\n  1 cup dry red wine\n\n#### For the garnish\n- ▢\n  Parsley or watercress sprigs\n\n#### Brine the turkey\n- Place all the turkey pieces on a cutting board and season well on both sides with salt and pepper. Mix the sage, thyme, and garlic in a small bowl. Add the olive oil and spoon the mixture over the meat and under the skin and smear it in well. Place the legs and wings in a container, cover, and refrigerate. Wrap the breasts in plastic and refrigerate overnight.\n\n#### Make the broth\n- Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Place the turkey bones, onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaves in a roasting pan and into the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is nicely browned.\n- Transfer the browned vegetables and bones to a big soup pot. Splash a little water into the roasting pan and stir to dissolve any tasty bits left in the pan, then pour the liquid into the pot. Add the dried mushroom and water and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum, turn the heat down to a simmer, and let it cook slowly for 11\/2 to 2 hours.\n- Strain the broth through a sieve. You should have about 5 quarts of turkey broth. Cool, then refrigerate; when ready to use, skim off the fat that has risen to the surface.\n\n#### Roast the turkey\n- Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Put the legs and wings in a large roasting pan, making sure they have enough room so they’re not crowded. Put the pan in the oven and let the parts roast while you prepare the braising liquid.\n- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and season them with salt and pepper. Let them cook gently, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Turn up the heat and let the onions color a little bit. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and tomato paste and mix well. Slowly add first the red wine and then 2 cups of the turkey broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring almost constantly as the sauce thickens. Gradually stir in 2 more cups of broth and stir until the sauce thickens once again. Remove from the heat.\n- Remove the pan of legs and wings from the oven. They should be nicely golden but not too dark. Pour the braising liquid over the turkey parts, cover the pan tightly with foil, and return to the oven. Reduce the heat to 350°F (176°C) and braise the turkey for about 1 1\/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of your bird, until the legs are tender when tested with a fork. Transfer the braised turkey legs and wings to a cutting board and let them cool slightly.\n- Strain the braising liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan, skimming off any fat that rises. This will be your gravy. Taste the sauce for seasonings and texture. If it’s too thin, reduce it a bit over medium heat until it reaches a consistency you like. Set aside. (The braised turkey process can be done hours ahead or the day before and refrigerated.)\n- When the braised turkey parts are cool enough to handle, remove the leg meat from the bones in large pieces and tear the meat from the wings. Cut the meat into rough slices and put in a baking dish. Cover and hold at cool room temperature.\n- Meanwhile, remove the breasts from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. The breasts will take only about a half hour to roast, so they can be started up to an hour before dinner in a 375°F (190°C) oven. Put them in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up, and into the oven. Check at 30 minutes—you want an internal temperature of 140°F (60°C). (The temperature will continue to rise as they rest.) Let them rest on a platter, loosely covered, for 15 to 30 minutes before carving.\n\n#### Serve the turkey\n- Slice the turkey breasts on an angle, not too thickly. Arrange the turkey on a warm platter and garnish with parsley or watercress.\n\nServing: 1 servingCalories: 139 kcalCarbohydrates: 11 gProtein: 1 gFat: 8 gSaturated Fat: 3 gMonounsaturated Fat: 4 gTrans Fat: 0\\.2 gCholesterol: 11 mgSodium: 70 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 3 g\n\nNutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.\n\nRecipe © 2010 David Tanis. Photo © 2010 Christopher Hirsheimer. All rights reserved.\n***\n\n***\n***\n***\nAbout David Leite\n\nI’ve received three [James Beard Awards](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240520095659\/https:\/\/www.jamesbeard.org\/chef\/david-leite) for my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. 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Boilerpipe Text	Want to save this? I'll email this to you, so you can come back to it later. Booyah! Heresy. Blissful, succulent, turkey-induced heresy. That’s what this unconventional tactic from chef David Tanis of Chez Panisse makes us think. Tanis allows us to circumvent the usual turkey roasting conundrum—the maddening trickiness inherent in trying to cook a turkey until the dark meat is done without punting the white meat into dry oblivion—by bucking tradition and cooking the dark and white meat separately. The legs luxuriate in a long, slow, wine-sloshed bath with aromatics, simultaneously being braised and tenderized and infused with fragrance and flavor. The breast simply gets blasted by a hot oven, just long enough to plump it, no longer. Of course, this untraditional technique preempts the pretense of carving at the table. We’re not certain that’s such a bad thing. One last thing. Remember that the secret–well, the other secret–is to season the turkey overnight. So just a reminder, you’ll need to begin things the day before. –David Tanis LC Essential Butcherspeak Note Tanis savvily suggests you ask your butcher do the heavy chopping for you. Simply request-nicely, please–for the turkey legs to be lopped off with the thighs attached, for the wings to be hacked from the body, and for the breast to be cut into 2 boneless but skin-on halves. While you’re at it, smile sweetly and request that what remains of the carcass be chopped up into large pieces for your stock. (Make sure to request the giblets , too.) For the “brine” ▢ One (12- to 14-pound) turkey , cut into six parts (as above) ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper ▢ 1 small bunch sage leaves , finely chopped ▢ 1 small bunch thyme , leaves stripped and finely chopped ▢ 6 garlic cloves , smashed to a paste with a little coarse salt ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil For the broth ▢ Carcass and bones and leftover parts from your turkey , (or about 3 pounds [1.3 kg] other poultry bones) ▢ 1 large onion , peeled, halved, and stuck with 1 clove ▢ 1 carrot , peeled and chopped ▢ 1 celery stalk , chopped ▢ 2 bay leaves ▢ 2 or 3 slices dried porcini mushrooms ▢ About 6 quarts water For the braise ▢ 3 tablespoons butter ▢ 2 large onions , chopped ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper ▢ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour ▢ 1 tablespoons store-bought or homemade tomato paste ▢ 1 cup dry red wine For the garnish ▢ Parsley or watercress sprigs Brine the turkey Place all the turkey pieces on a cutting board and season well on both sides with salt and pepper. Mix the sage, thyme, and garlic in a small bowl. Add the olive oil and spoon the mixture over the meat and under the skin and smear it in well. Place the legs and wings in a container, cover, and refrigerate. Wrap the breasts in plastic and refrigerate overnight. Make the broth Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Place the turkey bones, onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaves in a roasting pan and into the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is nicely browned. Transfer the browned vegetables and bones to a big soup pot. Splash a little water into the roasting pan and stir to dissolve any tasty bits left in the pan, then pour the liquid into the pot. Add the dried mushroom and water and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum, turn the heat down to a simmer, and let it cook slowly for 11/2 to 2 hours. Strain the broth through a sieve. You should have about 5 quarts of turkey broth. Cool, then refrigerate; when ready to use, skim off the fat that has risen to the surface. Roast the turkey Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Put the legs and wings in a large roasting pan, making sure they have enough room so they’re not crowded. Put the pan in the oven and let the parts roast while you prepare the braising liquid. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and season them with salt and pepper. Let them cook gently, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Turn up the heat and let the onions color a little bit. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and tomato paste and mix well. Slowly add first the red wine and then 2 cups of the turkey broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring almost constantly as the sauce thickens. Gradually stir in 2 more cups of broth and stir until the sauce thickens once again. Remove from the heat. Remove the pan of legs and wings from the oven. They should be nicely golden but not too dark. Pour the braising liquid over the turkey parts, cover the pan tightly with foil, and return to the oven. Reduce the heat to 350°F (176°C) and braise the turkey for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of your bird, until the legs are tender when tested with a fork. Transfer the braised turkey legs and wings to a cutting board and let them cool slightly. Strain the braising liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan, skimming off any fat that rises. This will be your gravy. Taste the sauce for seasonings and texture. If it’s too thin, reduce it a bit over medium heat until it reaches a consistency you like. Set aside. (The braised turkey process can be done hours ahead or the day before and refrigerated.) When the braised turkey parts are cool enough to handle, remove the leg meat from the bones in large pieces and tear the meat from the wings. Cut the meat into rough slices and put in a baking dish. Cover and hold at cool room temperature. Meanwhile, remove the breasts from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. The breasts will take only about a half hour to roast, so they can be started up to an hour before dinner in a 375°F (190°C) oven. Put them in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up, and into the oven. Check at 30 minutes—you want an internal temperature of 140°F (60°C). (The temperature will continue to rise as they rest.) Let them rest on a platter, loosely covered, for 15 to 30 minutes before carving. Serve the turkey Slice the turkey breasts on an angle, not too thickly. Arrange the turkey on a warm platter and garnish with parsley or watercress. Serving: 1 serving Calories: 139 kcal Carbohydrates: 11 g Protein: 1 g Fat: 8 g Saturated Fat: 3 g Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g Trans Fat: 0.2 g Cholesterol: 11 mg Sodium: 70 mg Fiber: 2 g Sugar: 3 g Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation. Recipe © 2010 David Tanis. Photo © 2010 Christopher Hirsheimer. All rights reserved. About David Leite I’ve received three James Beard Awards for my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. I’m the author of The New Portuguese Table and Notes on a Banana . For more than 25 years, I’ve been developing and testing recipes for my site, my books, and publications. My work has also appeared in the New York Times , Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appétit , Food & Wine, Yankee , Los Angeles Times , Chicago Tribune , Washington Post , and more . I’m also a cooking teacher, memoirist, and inveterate cat lady.
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The white meat gets a quick roast so it stays plump and juicy, while the dark meat gets slowly braised in aromatic wine to tenderize and flavor it gorgeously. Rating 5 / 4 votes Total Time6 hours 15 minutes Servings8 to 12 servings [Jump to Recipe](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#wprm-recipe-container-350263) [Add Us As A Trusted Google Source](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=leitesculinaria.com) This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we will make a wee commission. ![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](https://leitesculinaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roasted-braised-turkey.jpg) ![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](https://leitesculinaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roasted-braised-turkey-pin.jpg) ### Want to save this? I'll email this to you, so you can come back to it later. Booyah\! ## Jump To - [Roasted and Braised Turkey Recipe](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#wprm-recipe-container-350263) Heresy. Blissful, succulent, turkey-induced heresy. That’s what this unconventional tactic from chef David Tanis of [Chez Panisse](https://www.chezpanisse.com/ "Chez Panisse info") makes us think. Tanis allows us to circumvent the usual turkey roasting conundrum—the maddening trickiness inherent in trying to cook a turkey until the dark meat is done without punting the white meat into dry oblivion—by bucking tradition and cooking the dark and white meat separately. The legs luxuriate in a long, slow, wine-sloshed bath with aromatics, simultaneously being braised and tenderized and infused with fragrance and flavor. The breast simply gets blasted by a hot oven, just long enough to plump it, no longer. Of course, this untraditional technique preempts the pretense of carving at the table. We’re not certain that’s such a bad thing. One last thing. Remember that the secret–well, the other secret–is to season the turkey overnight. So just a reminder, you’ll need to begin things the day before.–David Tanis ### LC Essential Butcherspeak Note Tanis savvily suggests you ask your butcher do the heavy chopping for you. Simply request-nicely, please–for the turkey legs to be lopped off with the thighs attached, for the wings to be hacked from the body, and for the breast to be cut into 2 boneless but skin-on halves. While you’re at it, smile sweetly and request that what remains of the carcass be chopped up into large pieces for your stock. (Make sure to request the [giblets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giblets "Definition of giblets"), too.) ![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20400%20600'%3E%3C/svg%3E) ![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](https://leitesculinaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roasted-braised-turkey-400x600.jpg) ## Roasted and Braised Turkey 5 / 4 votes Roasted and braised turkey makes certain that both the white and dark meat is cooked perfectly and with tons of flavor. Cooking them separately ensures that everything is succulent. [David Leite](https://leitesculinaria.com/about-me) [Save](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html)[Saved](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html) [Print](https://leitesculinaria.com/print/roasted-and-braised-turkey) CourseMains CuisineAmerican Servings8 to 12 servings Calories139 kcal Prep Time1 hour hour Cook Time5 hours hours 15 minutes minutes Total Time6 hours hours 15 minutes minutes ### Ingredients US Metric #### For the “brine” - ▢ One (12- to 14-pound) turkey, cut into six parts (as above) - ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper - ▢ 1 small bunch sage leaves, finely chopped - ▢ 1 small bunch thyme, leaves stripped and finely chopped - ▢ 6 garlic cloves, smashed to a paste with a little coarse salt - ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil #### For the broth - ▢ Carcass and bones and leftover parts from your turkey , (or about 3 pounds \[1.3 kg\] other poultry bones) - ▢ 1 large onion, peeled, halved, and stuck with 1 clove - ▢ 1 carrot, peeled and chopped - ▢ 1 celery stalk, chopped - ▢ 2 bay leaves - ▢ 2 or 3 slices dried porcini mushrooms - ▢ About 6 quarts water #### For the braise - ▢ 3 tablespoons butter - ▢ 2 large onions, chopped - ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper - ▢ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour - ▢ 1 tablespoons store-bought or [homemade tomato paste](https://leitesculinaria.com/87323/recipes-homemade-tomato-paste-conserva-di-pomodori.html "Our recipe for Homemade Tomato Paste") - ▢ 1 cup dry red wine #### For the garnish - ▢ Parsley or watercress sprigs ### Instructions #### Brine the turkey - Place all the turkey pieces on a cutting board and season well on both sides with salt and pepper. Mix the sage, thyme, and garlic in a small bowl. Add the olive oil and spoon the mixture over the meat and under the skin and smear it in well. Place the legs and wings in a container, cover, and refrigerate. Wrap the breasts in plastic and refrigerate overnight. #### Make the broth - Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Place the turkey bones, onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaves in a roasting pan and into the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is nicely browned. - Transfer the browned vegetables and bones to a big soup pot. Splash a little water into the roasting pan and stir to dissolve any tasty bits left in the pan, then pour the liquid into the pot. Add the dried mushroom and water and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum, turn the heat down to a simmer, and let it cook slowly for 11/2 to 2 hours. - Strain the broth through a sieve. You should have about 5 quarts of turkey broth. Cool, then refrigerate; when ready to use, skim off the fat that has risen to the surface. #### Roast the turkey - Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Put the legs and wings in a large roasting pan, making sure they have enough room so they’re not crowded. Put the pan in the oven and let the parts roast while you prepare the braising liquid. - In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and season them with salt and pepper. Let them cook gently, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Turn up the heat and let the onions color a little bit. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and tomato paste and mix well. Slowly add first the red wine and then 2 cups of the turkey broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring almost constantly as the sauce thickens. Gradually stir in 2 more cups of broth and stir until the sauce thickens once again. Remove from the heat. - Remove the pan of legs and wings from the oven. They should be nicely golden but not too dark. Pour the braising liquid over the turkey parts, cover the pan tightly with foil, and return to the oven. Reduce the heat to 350°F (176°C) and braise the turkey for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of your bird, until the legs are tender when tested with a fork. Transfer the braised turkey legs and wings to a cutting board and let them cool slightly. - Strain the braising liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan, skimming off any fat that rises. This will be your gravy. Taste the sauce for seasonings and texture. If it’s too thin, reduce it a bit over medium heat until it reaches a consistency you like. Set aside. (The braised turkey process can be done hours ahead or the day before and refrigerated.) - When the braised turkey parts are cool enough to handle, remove the leg meat from the bones in large pieces and tear the meat from the wings. Cut the meat into rough slices and put in a baking dish. Cover and hold at cool room temperature. - Meanwhile, remove the breasts from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. The breasts will take only about a half hour to roast, so they can be started up to an hour before dinner in a 375°F (190°C) oven. Put them in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up, and into the oven. Check at 30 minutes—you want an internal temperature of 140°F (60°C). (The temperature will continue to rise as they rest.) Let them rest on a platter, loosely covered, for 15 to 30 minutes before carving. #### Serve the turkey - Slice the turkey breasts on an angle, not too thickly. 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Megan Atchley says: [Oct 17, 2024 at 3:54 pm](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-820871) I’m planning on making this for this Thanksgiving. Question: Is it really OK to take the breasts out at 140? After resting what will the temp be? Thank you\! [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-820871) 1. David Leite says: [Oct 18, 2024 at 1:14 am](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-820874) Hello, Meagan. None of my testers had a problem with the temperature, and I went through the comments, and none of our readers did. But if you want to be on the safe side, you can roast the breast until it reads 150°F to 155°F. Pulling out the breast at that temperature will definitely allow it to reach proper temperature after resting. [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-820874) 2. Bkhuna says: [Nov 19, 2023 at 5:54 am](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-814249) I’ve been making turkeys for 45 years and have tried every new fangled method that has come along. I thought I had finally settled on the one true method when I spatchcocked and roasted one in my kettle grill. Yesterday, I heard this technique mentioned on a podcast and it intrigued me. A quick google search led me to this page and I’m glad it did. I’m making it this year. Thanks for all the great recipes and writing you do. Love your podcast as well. [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814249) 1. David Leite says: [Nov 19, 2023 at 11:41 pm](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-814271) Bkhuna, thank you for the kind words. Do let me know how it turns out. [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814271) 1. Bkhuna says: [Nov 25, 2023 at 7:26 am](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-814377) ![5 stars](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=) Marvelous. I did a very simple dry brine of kosher salt and herbs and let the pieces sit wrapped for two days and them dried and uncovered on a wired rack in the fridge overnight the evening before the cook. The juicy, tender, and flavorful dark meat and perfectly cooked white meat with crispy skin and succulent meat made this the top contender for repeat cooks. Thank you so much. [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814377) 1. David Leite says: [Nov 25, 2023 at 12:53 pm](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-814383) Bkhuna, do you know you’re one of our longtime power users? Really! I’m so delighted that it came out so well. [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-814383) 3. Jeanne says: [Nov 22, 2018 at 4:33 pm](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-589594) ![5 stars](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=) Thank you so much for this recipe! Our family loves it–I’ve been making it for years. One question: why does the recipe ask users to make so much stock? As far as I can glean (after years of making this), only 4 cups of stock are used for the actual recipe. I realize that the stock can be used for other purposes or frozen, but asking home cooks to make 6 quarts/24 cups of stock seems to me to be overkill. Over the years I’ve reduced the stock to 3 quarts (which still leaves a lot of leftover stock). It might be worthwhile to let folks know that they can make much less stock if desired. And maybe give some suggestions on what to do with all of the extra. Thanks again\! [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-589594) 1. Renee Schettler says: [Nov 22, 2018 at 7:17 pm](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-589608) Jeanne, many thanks for letting us know you fancy this recipe as much as we do! And that’s an excellent question. The answer is partly as you surmised, which is that while you’re making stock, you may as well have some extra to stash in the freezer for another use. The rest of the reason it calls for 6 quarts water is because that’s the ratio of water to a single turkey carcass that results in a nicely flavorful, but not too intense, stock. It’s easier to cut the recipe down if using chicken parts, which are given as an option, but the author was going for a subtle turkey flavor here, and so we kept the amounts the same out of respect for that, as it’s unlikely that someone would use half a carcass. As for what to do with the leftovers, so lovely that you asked! Below are some of the soups that always come to mind when I have ample stock on hand… Mexican Chicken Soup Vietnamese Chicken Rice Soup North African Chicken Soup [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-589608) 1. Jeanne Sauvage says: [Jan 16, 2019 at 3:29 pm](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-594220) Thank you\! [Reply](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html#comment-594220) 1. Renee Schettler says: [Jan 17, 2019 at 8:48 am](https://leitesculinaria.com/59625/recipes-roasted-turkey-braised-turkey.html/comment-page-2#comment-594294) Of course, Jeanne\! 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Readable Markdown	![An oval platter with roasted and braised turkey, a dish of stuffing, a bowl of cranberry sauce, a bowl of chestnuts, two glasses of wine, and a small pot of gravy on a wooden table.](https://leitesculinaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roasted-braised-turkey.jpg) ### Want to save this? I'll email this to you, so you can come back to it later. Booyah\! Heresy. Blissful, succulent, turkey-induced heresy. That’s what this unconventional tactic from chef David Tanis of [Chez Panisse](https://www.chezpanisse.com/ "Chez Panisse info") makes us think. Tanis allows us to circumvent the usual turkey roasting conundrum—the maddening trickiness inherent in trying to cook a turkey until the dark meat is done without punting the white meat into dry oblivion—by bucking tradition and cooking the dark and white meat separately. The legs luxuriate in a long, slow, wine-sloshed bath with aromatics, simultaneously being braised and tenderized and infused with fragrance and flavor. The breast simply gets blasted by a hot oven, just long enough to plump it, no longer. Of course, this untraditional technique preempts the pretense of carving at the table. We’re not certain that’s such a bad thing. One last thing. Remember that the secret–well, the other secret–is to season the turkey overnight. So just a reminder, you’ll need to begin things the day before.–David Tanis ### LC Essential Butcherspeak Note Tanis savvily suggests you ask your butcher do the heavy chopping for you. Simply request-nicely, please–for the turkey legs to be lopped off with the thighs attached, for the wings to be hacked from the body, and for the breast to be cut into 2 boneless but skin-on halves. While you’re at it, smile sweetly and request that what remains of the carcass be chopped up into large pieces for your stock. (Make sure to request the [giblets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giblets "Definition of giblets"), too.) #### For the “brine” - ▢ One (12- to 14-pound) turkey, cut into six parts (as above) - ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper - ▢ 1 small bunch sage leaves, finely chopped - ▢ 1 small bunch thyme, leaves stripped and finely chopped - ▢ 6 garlic cloves, smashed to a paste with a little coarse salt - ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil #### For the broth - ▢ Carcass and bones and leftover parts from your turkey , (or about 3 pounds \[1.3 kg\] other poultry bones) - ▢ 1 large onion, peeled, halved, and stuck with 1 clove - ▢ 1 carrot, peeled and chopped - ▢ 1 celery stalk, chopped - ▢ 2 bay leaves - ▢ 2 or 3 slices dried porcini mushrooms - ▢ About 6 quarts water #### For the braise - ▢ 3 tablespoons butter - ▢ 2 large onions, chopped - ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper - ▢ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour - ▢ 1 tablespoons store-bought or [homemade tomato paste](https://leitesculinaria.com/87323/recipes-homemade-tomato-paste-conserva-di-pomodori.html "Our recipe for Homemade Tomato Paste") - ▢ 1 cup dry red wine #### For the garnish - ▢ Parsley or watercress sprigs #### Brine the turkey - Place all the turkey pieces on a cutting board and season well on both sides with salt and pepper. Mix the sage, thyme, and garlic in a small bowl. Add the olive oil and spoon the mixture over the meat and under the skin and smear it in well. Place the legs and wings in a container, cover, and refrigerate. Wrap the breasts in plastic and refrigerate overnight. #### Make the broth - Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Place the turkey bones, onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaves in a roasting pan and into the oven. Roast for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until everything is nicely browned. - Transfer the browned vegetables and bones to a big soup pot. Splash a little water into the roasting pan and stir to dissolve any tasty bits left in the pan, then pour the liquid into the pot. Add the dried mushroom and water and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum, turn the heat down to a simmer, and let it cook slowly for 11/2 to 2 hours. - Strain the broth through a sieve. You should have about 5 quarts of turkey broth. Cool, then refrigerate; when ready to use, skim off the fat that has risen to the surface. #### Roast the turkey - Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Put the legs and wings in a large roasting pan, making sure they have enough room so they’re not crowded. Put the pan in the oven and let the parts roast while you prepare the braising liquid. - In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and season them with salt and pepper. Let them cook gently, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Turn up the heat and let the onions color a little bit. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and tomato paste and mix well. Slowly add first the red wine and then 2 cups of the turkey broth. Bring to a simmer, stirring almost constantly as the sauce thickens. Gradually stir in 2 more cups of broth and stir until the sauce thickens once again. Remove from the heat. - Remove the pan of legs and wings from the oven. They should be nicely golden but not too dark. Pour the braising liquid over the turkey parts, cover the pan tightly with foil, and return to the oven. Reduce the heat to 350°F (176°C) and braise the turkey for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of your bird, until the legs are tender when tested with a fork. Transfer the braised turkey legs and wings to a cutting board and let them cool slightly. - Strain the braising liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan, skimming off any fat that rises. This will be your gravy. Taste the sauce for seasonings and texture. If it’s too thin, reduce it a bit over medium heat until it reaches a consistency you like. Set aside. (The braised turkey process can be done hours ahead or the day before and refrigerated.) - When the braised turkey parts are cool enough to handle, remove the leg meat from the bones in large pieces and tear the meat from the wings. Cut the meat into rough slices and put in a baking dish. Cover and hold at cool room temperature. - Meanwhile, remove the breasts from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. The breasts will take only about a half hour to roast, so they can be started up to an hour before dinner in a 375°F (190°C) oven. Put them in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up, and into the oven. Check at 30 minutes—you want an internal temperature of 140°F (60°C). (The temperature will continue to rise as they rest.) Let them rest on a platter, loosely covered, for 15 to 30 minutes before carving. #### Serve the turkey - Slice the turkey breasts on an angle, not too thickly. Arrange the turkey on a warm platter and garnish with parsley or watercress. Serving: 1 servingCalories: 139 kcalCarbohydrates: 11 gProtein: 1 gFat: 8 gSaturated Fat: 3 gMonounsaturated Fat: 4 gTrans Fat: 0\.2 gCholesterol: 11 mgSodium: 70 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 3 g Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation. Recipe © 2010 David Tanis. Photo © 2010 Christopher Hirsheimer. All rights reserved. * * * * About David Leite I’ve received three [James Beard Awards](https://web.archive.org/web/20240520095659/https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/david-leite) for my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. I’m the author of [The New Portuguese Table](https://www.amazon.com/New-Portuguese-Table-Exciting-Flavors/dp/0307394417?&linkCode=ll1&tag=leitesculinari-posts-20&linkId=63d715f01c5954cd7ac85dfd768331fd&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl) and [Notes on a Banana](https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Banana-Memoir-Manic-Depression/dp/0062414372?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=ll1&tag=leitesculinari-posts-20&linkId=e0f7ca47afddbf79601ffdbe888518cc&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl). For more than 25 years, I’ve been developing and testing recipes for my site, my books, and publications. My work has also appeared in the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=%22david+leite%22), Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, [Bon Appétit](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/mustard-and-garlic-roast-goose), Food & Wine, [Yankee](https://newengland.com/?s=%22David+Leite%22), [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/search?q=%22david+leite%22), [Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/08/19/tiny-peppers-big-heat/), [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/search/?query=%22david+leite%22), and [more](https://leitesculinaria.com/about/press). I’m also a cooking teacher, memoirist, and inveterate cat lady. ***
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