American Kitchen Classic Basic Turkey Carving
- 1 cooked turkey
- 1 glass wine
- Put the turkey on a clean work surface with the legs pointing towards you and the neck end facing away.
- Running down the middle of the breast of the turkey is the breastbone.
- The breast should be facing up.
- Using a boning knife or a chefs knife, cut from the neck end to the tail end of the breast, parallel to the breastbone, on the left side of the breastbone.
- Continue cutting, keeping the knife against the breastbone.
- Then angle the knife, running it alongside the thin rib cage to free the meat.
- Slice the breast meat crosswise against the grain and transfer to a warmed platter.
- Pull the left leg away from the carcass as you slice down the side of the thigh to expose the joint.
- Cut around the joint to free the whole leg.
- Repeat with the other leg and then with the other side of the breast according to previous instructions.
- Find the joint between the leg and thigh bone and separate them with the knife.
- Slice the thigh meat parallel to the thigh bone and transfer the meat to the platter.
- Repeat with other leg and thigh.
- Trim the meat off the legs, if desired, by slicing lengthwise down the bone to free the meat.
- Cut around the wings to free them from the carcass.
- Save the carcass for making stock/soup.
turkey, glass wine
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/american-kitchen-classic-basic-turkey-carving-466913 (may not work)