Paupiettes of Turkey With Curry Sauce
- 1 1/2 pounds turkey breast (skinless and boneless)
- 4 tablespoons sweet butter
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 apple, peeled and diced
- 1 medium-size onion, peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 carrot, minced
- 1 stalk celery, minced
- 1/2 onion, minced
- 2 cups turkey or chicken stock
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- Slice the turkey breast, lengthwise, into 4 roughly equal scaloppines.
- Place them between sheets of plastic wrap and pound them until they are as thin as possible without breaking.
- In a saute pan heat 2 tablespoons of oil and 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high flame and cook the apples and onion for 5 minutes.
- Add the coriander and parsley and cook 3 more minutes.
- Place 2 tablespoons of the stuffing on each turkey scaloppine.
- Fold up the filets as if you were wrapping a package, overlapping the edges.
- Tie them with kitchen thread.
- In a wide, deep saucepan or casserole, heat remaining butter and oil over high heat.
- Sear the meat on all sides.
- Remove meat, lower flame to medium and add carrots, celery and onion.
- Saute vegetables until light brown but not burned.
- Pour in chicken stock and wine and deglaze the pan, scraping up particles with a wooden spoon.
- Add the meat, bring to boil, reduce to simmer and cook, covered, for 25 minutes.
- Remove meat from pan, cut off thread.
- Reduce cooking liquid by half.
- Strain and return to heat.
- Add cream and curry and reduce by two-thirds while stirring constantly.
- Adjust seasoning if desired.
- Pour over meat.
turkey breast, sweet butter, vegetable oil, apple, onion, coriander, parsley, carrot, celery, onion, turkey, white wine, heavy cream, curry powder
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3047 (may not work)