Turkey A La Chinoise Recipe

Turkey A La Chinoise is one of the best roasted turkey dishes that I have tasted from the oriental Cuisine ! Just try out this Turkey A La Chinoise for your next meal and let me know if you like it !

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineChineseCourseMain Dish
MethodRoastMain IngredientPoultry
Interest GroupParty

Ingredients

 
110 pound turkey
 
12 cups water
 
3 cups soy sauce
 
1 cup sherry
 
3 tablespoons sugar
 
1 tablespoon salt
 
1/4 teaspoon pepper
 
4 stalks scallions
 
8 slices ginger
 
1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
 
1/2 head lettuce

Directions

Put 12 cups water in a very large cooking vessel and add the soy sauce, sherry, sugar, salt, pepper, scallions and ginger and bring to a fast boil.
Lower the turkey into this liquid and boil for about 40 minutes.
Transfer the turkey carefully to a roasting pan and pour 2 1/2 cups of the liquid over the turkey.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees and roast the turkey for about 1 hour, basting every ten minutes.
Turn the heat up to 550 degrees and pour sesame seed oil over the turkey and roast for another 15 minutes.
Cut off the breast whole and cut across the grain into pieces 1 1/2 by 1/2 inch and place on a bed of lettuce, skin side upward.
This turkey may also be served whole and carved Western style.

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