Name: Vincotto-glazed turkey breast with peach and green bean salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock; 1 orange, thinly peeled rind only; 20 gm (4cm piece) ginger, thinly sliced; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 star anise; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 1 turkey breast (about 1.4kg), skin on; 200 ml vincotto; 350 ml each baby green beans and sugar snap peas, trimmed; 8 peaches, cut into wedges; 2 bunches baby rocket, trimmed; 60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp chardonnay vinegar; 1 tsp Dijon mustard

Vincotto-glazed turkey breast with peach and green bean salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller Christmas recipe for vincotto-glazed turkey breast with peach and green bean salad.

Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Poaching then grilling the turkey breast results in a tender and flavourful meat, and the agrodolce flavour of vincotto lends a modern twist.

Ingredients

1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock

1 orange, thinly peeled rind only

20 gm (4cm piece) ginger, thinly sliced

4 garlic cloves, crushed

2 star anise

1 tsp black peppercorns

1 turkey breast (about 1.4kg), skin on

200 ml vincotto

350 ml each baby green beans and sugar snap peas, trimmed

8 peaches, cut into wedges

2 bunches baby rocket, trimmed

60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil

2 tbsp chardonnay vinegar

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Method

Main

1.Combine stock, rind, ginger, garlic, star anise and peppercorns in a large saucepan over medium heat, simmer to infuse (30 minutes). Add turkey, simmer for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and stand in liquid for 30 minutes.

2.Preheat grill to high. Remove turkey from poaching liquid, pat dry with absorbent paper, place on a baking tray, brush with 150ml vincotto, then grill, basting occasionally, until golden (5-7 minutes). Season to taste, cover loosely with foil, set aside to rest (10 minutes).

3.Meanwhile, blanch beans and sugar snap peas in boiling salted water, then refresh. Drain and combine in a bowl with peaches and rocket.

4.Whisk oil, vinegar and mustard in a small bowl to combine, toss through bean mixture. Serve salad with sliced turkey and remaining vincotto drizzled over.