Turkey Breast with Cranberry-Shallot Sauce
INGREDIENTS
For the turkey:
- 1 turkey breast half, deboned, skin on
- 2 strips lemon peel, about ½ x 2 inches (1.3 x 5 cm)
- 4 leaves fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons (28 g) unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
For the sauce:
- 1 tablespoons (14 g) unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup (102 g ) minced shallots
- ¼ cup(60 ml) dry white wine
- 1 cup (99 g) whole cranberries, fresh or frozen
- ½ cup (120 ml) low-sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup (or more to taste)
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) chopped fresh sage
- 3/4 teaspoon (7.5 ml) sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme water oven to 145F/62.5C.
- Season the turkey breast on all sides with salt and pepper.
- Put it into a cooking pouch with the lemon peel, whole sage leaves, and 1 tablespoon of the butter.
- Vacuum seal the pouch and submerge it in the water oven to cook for 3 hours.
- Remove the turkey breast from the pouch and dry off any surface moisture with paper towels. (Reserve the juices from the pouch).
- Heat a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat, add the remaining tablespoon of butter and the olive oil to the pan and quickly sear the turkey breast just until the skin is brown and crisp.
- Remove the turkey to a clean, warm plate and loosely cover it with aluminum foil.
- Make the sauce:
- In the same sauté pan used to sear the turkey, melt the olive oil and butter over medium high heat; add the shallots and cook until they are soft, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Deglaze the pan with the white wine, scraping any browned bits off of the bottom of the pan.
- Add the cranberries, chicken broth, maple syrup, cider vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and the pouch juices; cook, whisking occasionally, until the cranberries soften and the liquid has reduced, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add the chopped sage and continue to cook for another minute, then add any juices that have collected on the turkey’s resting plate.
- Taste and add adjust seasonings with salt, maple syrup and/dor vinegar, if desired.
- Slice and serve the turkey, along with the sauce and Savory Chestnut and Herb Bread Pudding or your choice of sides.