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Brined Roast Turkey Breast with Confit Legs
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Brined Roast Turkey Breast with Confit Legs

28 ingredients 10 servings (with some leftovers) openrecipes
Brined Roast Turkey Breast with Confit Legs
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

819
Calories
55g
Protein
45g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 19 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Fennel Bulb 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0

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

  • 1 14-pound turkey, legs and thighs cut from carcass, keeping drumsticks and thighs attached, wings cut from breast
  • 2 dried chiles de árbol, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 6 sprigs thyme
  • 3 sprigs sage
  • 2 4" sprigs rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 2x1/2" strips lemon zest (yellow part only; from about 1/2 lemon)
  • 9 cups duck fat
  • 2 tablespoons allspice berries
  • 2 tablespoons juniper berries
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
  • 1/2 cup kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 carrot, peeled, cut on a diagonal
  • 1/2 fennel bulb, sliced
  • 8 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
  • 8 sprigs thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 dried chiles de árbol
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 sliced yellow onion
  • 1/2 bunch sage sprigs
  • 1/2 bunch thyme sprigs
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

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By epicurious · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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