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An Alternative to the Usual Approach to Turkey (SV with Egg finish)
JohnInCarolina
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A few years ago we had a large group over (like 25+) to our house for Thanksgiving, and we were worried with the bird that we'd have enough turkey. So the wife procured some skin-on, boneless breasts, and because my BGE was largely occupied, I chose to do them SV.
There are many SV approaches out there for turkey, but I followed this one and I like the way it turns out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFziRPPnWdI
The guy in the video is kind of goofy, so if you don't want to bother watching the basic approach is to treat the breasts with S&P, drop them in the bag with a couple pads of butter and some aromatics (thyme and a little sage), and SV them at 145 for 3 hours. I've never tried the cranberry sauce he makes on the side but that looks pretty good too.
After the SV I flash cool them, and about an hour before meal time I'll get the BGE fired up and finish them hot and fast (direct) on the BGE just to get some color on the outside. They take at most an hour - I don't heat them to temp (they're already cooked) so I'm just going by color and appearance.
These turn out surprisingly well. To my embarrassment when we first did them, the SV'd breast was miles better than what came off the whole bird on the BGE. That was likely user error but the nice part about the SV approach is that you really can't screw it up. The turkey comes out incredibly moist and you do still get some smoke flavor. I'll be doing this tomorrow as we only have four adults and we just didn't feel like bothering with the whole bird.
There are many SV approaches out there for turkey, but I followed this one and I like the way it turns out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFziRPPnWdIThe guy in the video is kind of goofy, so if you don't want to bother watching the basic approach is to treat the breasts with S&P, drop them in the bag with a couple pads of butter and some aromatics (thyme and a little sage), and SV them at 145 for 3 hours. I've never tried the cranberry sauce he makes on the side but that looks pretty good too.
After the SV I flash cool them, and about an hour before meal time I'll get the BGE fired up and finish them hot and fast (direct) on the BGE just to get some color on the outside. They take at most an hour - I don't heat them to temp (they're already cooked) so I'm just going by color and appearance.
These turn out surprisingly well. To my embarrassment when we first did them, the SV'd breast was miles better than what came off the whole bird on the BGE. That was likely user error but the nice part about the SV approach is that you really can't screw it up. The turkey comes out incredibly moist and you do still get some smoke flavor. I'll be doing this tomorrow as we only have four adults and we just didn't feel like bothering with the whole bird.
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We are doing SV roulade breast this year. We love it.
Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
We are having about 65 people over this year, downsized due to COVID. Planing Turkey and ham, but might add this to have more turkey available. Thank you for sharing.Ruining Gaskets one cook at a time.
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Whoa! That's a huge group. What would it be during regular times?Sheldon_Nigel said:We are having about 65 people over this year, downsized due to COVID. Planing Turkey and ham, but might add this to have more turkey available. Thank you for sharing."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
Probably 67 or 68.JohnInCarolina said:
Whoa! That's a huge group. What would it be during regular times?Sheldon_Nigel said:We are having about 65 people over this year, downsized due to COVID. Planing Turkey and ham, but might add this to have more turkey available. Thank you for sharing.
I jest, I jest. Just 10 people total this year. All people we are around daily. No family unfortunately, but I would prefer to have my grandmother around for years to come.Ruining Gaskets one cook at a time. -
That's a relief.Sheldon_Nigel said:
Probably 67 or 68.JohnInCarolina said:
Whoa! That's a huge group. What would it be during regular times?Sheldon_Nigel said:We are having about 65 people over this year, downsized due to COVID. Planing Turkey and ham, but might add this to have more turkey available. Thank you for sharing.
I jest, I jest. Just 10 people total this year. All people we are around daily. No family unfortunately, but I would prefer to have my grandmother around for years to come."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
@Sheldon_Nigel hope you‘re not in CA, NY, or IL. You‘ll be going to jail for that many people.=======================================
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My favourite, done it few times https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/crown-and-roulade-the-chefsteps-turkey

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