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Turkey in Champagne Sauce With Toast Flowers

Turkey in Champagne Sauce With Toast Flowers Recipe

adopted recipe- but still very elegant as an appetizer for a formal affair or a holiday gathering
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Calories 691.6 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 1/2 lbs turkey legs
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 lb sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 6 ounces dry champagne
  • 1/3 cup minced parsley

Toast flowers

  • 18 slices white bread

Instructions
 

  • in a 12" skillet heat oil over med-high heat cook legs until browned on all sides.
  • add water onion salt and pepper. bring to a boil then reduce heat to low. cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
  • remove turkey from skillet and let cool. remove meat from bone and cut into 1" pieces discard the skin and bones.
  • over high heat cook broth that is in the skillet until it reduces to 1 1/2 cups.
  • in small bowl blend flour with 1/2 c half and half until smooth and belended throughly, add remaining half and half and stir well.
  • add half and half to broth and stir until thickened.
  • in another large skillet add butter and heat over med-high heat. saute mushrooms until tender.
  • gently add the mushrooms and any butter remaining into broth mixture. add turkey, champagne and 1/4 c parsley.
  • keep warm until ready to serve, use of a chaffing dish would do well if you have a cover for it.
  • serve with toast flowers by using a flower shaped cookie cutter to cut out flowers in the bread slices bake on a cookie sheet in 450 oven for3-5 minutes until golden.

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Nutrition

Serving: 447gCalories: 691.6kcalCarbohydrates: 50.9gProtein: 46.8gFat: 30.4gSaturated Fat: 12.8gCholesterol: 172mgSodium: 1210.3mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 5.4g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Meat, Poultry
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