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BRAISED ROAST TURKEY, CAPON, OR FOWL
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BRAISED ROAST TURKEY, CAPON, OR FOWL

7 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

223
Calories
3g
Protein
14g
Fat
24g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • three tablespoonfuls of oil
  • a bunch of parsley
  • two onions
  • one carrot
  • one turnip
  • two bay-leaves
  • three sheets of paper on the table

Directions

1

Peel and wash two onions, one carrot, one turnip, cut them in thin slices, also a little celery, a bunch of parsley, two bay-leaves, lay three sheets of paper on the table, spread your vegetables, and pour over them two or three tablespoonfuls of oil; have your turkey, or poularde, trussed the same as for boiling; cover the breast with thin slices of bacon, and lay the back of the bird on the vegetables; cut a few slices of lemon, which you lay on the breast to keep it white, tie the paper round with string, then pass the spit and set it before the fire; pour plenty of fat over to moisten the paper and prevent from burning, roast three hours at a pretty good distance from the fire: capons will take two hours, poulardes one hour and a half, fowls one hour, and chickens half an hour.

By Alexis Soyer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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