SO… I made the Turkey Roulade from page 220 of “The Food  You Crave”, by Ellie Kreiger for yesterday’s Craving Ellie in My Belly CEiMB post but when I went to post it, my internet was down like KO’d prizefighter.
This recipe was chosen by sweet Holly of Phemomenon. So here it is today- sorry it’s late.
I had other technical difficulties such as my store didn’t have anything resembling a real boneless turkey breast and in my desperation (even though I knew better) I purchased a boneless turkey breast roast from the freezer section. These, my friends, don’t work very well for stuffing. They are a conglomeration of turkey bits stuffed into a net that you are supposed to bung into a pan and roast without getting too clever with it. I thought I could make it work and removed the net whilst the turkey was still a bit frozen, “butterflied” the round and spread my stuffing over the lot. I tried to roll it and the bits of turkey started to disintegrate so I shoved it round as best I could, realized that a half-hitched piece of twine wasn’t going to hold the bits together and so forced the net back around it. That was a bit like trying to pull a rubber glove over the head of a struggling piglet. Once I got the net back over, I browned it round and then put it into my crock-pot with some broth and onion and cooked it while I went to work. Everything was tender and good. The gravy made with the liquid from roasting along with apple cider and cider vinegar thickened with a cornstarch slurry was very good. I just poured the juices from the crock-pot into a saucepan to finish the gravy while the turkey roll rested under an aluminum foil tent.
The stuffing in the recipe is made from whole wheat bread, onions, garlic, pecans and dried unsweetened cranberries. I substituted dried cherries for the unsweetened cranberries because all I could find in the pantry were sweetened. Of course they were good. We had some garlic mashed potatoes in the fridge left over from earlier in the week so we had those on the side with the gravy and some steamed broccoli. Delicious! Now go on over to CEiMB and see all the other turkey roulades 🙂
You’re talking my language, Gaby, and your stuffing is to die for.
If you didn’t tell us what happened I would have never known. Great looking to me! And that gravy sounds fantastic!
Well, even if the meat wasn’t quite the right piece, it sure looks like it tasted great to me. I love the crock pot idea and will definitely have to try doing it that way next time. Yum!
Better late than never, right? And this dish was worth the wait. Good on you for never giving up on the strange turkey product 🙂
Nice idea to use whole wheat bread in the stuffing! Great meal!
This is such a comforting dish:D
Tanna- Thanks I do hope he likes it!
CB- My crockpot has 4 levels (4 or 6 hours for high and 8 or 10 for low setting.) I set the crocker on the 6 hour setting for 4 hours and then turned it to the 8 hour setting for another 4 but that’s just because I wanted it to be ready after work. That the nice thing about the crockpot it doesn’t seem to overcook the food no matter how long you cook it. The food get’s done whenever you want it done.
Natalie- I’m stoked you’re stepping up to take over rather than let CEiMB die!
The new CEiMB website!
Who knew that turkey breast would be so hard to find right?? Love that you did it in the crock pot? Did you set it on high for 2-3 hours or…? When I make it again I might have to go the crock pot route! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
Late and who cares when it looks this lovely. Have to tuck this away for a special coming up for turkey! My husband will love this.