Porchetta-Style Roast Turkey Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Porchetta-Style Roast Turkey Recipe – Sunset Magazine

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Porchetta-Style Roast Turkey stuffed with herbed paste, baked until crispy skin and succulent meat—thanks to Sunset Magazine's expert recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 10 ounce slab pancetta, frozen 1/2 hour to firm up, then cut into 1/4-in. dice
  • 1/2 cup finely diced shallots
  • 2 small whole boneless skin-on turkey breasts (each whole breast is 2 connected halves and weighs about 3 lbs.), thawed if frozen*
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 12 cloves garlic
  • Coarse sea salt
  • 5 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 3 tablespoons plus 1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary, plus a large sprig
  • 1 tablespoon piment d'Espelette* or 1 1/2 tsp. red chile flakes
  • 2 tablespoons fennel pollen or 1 1/2 tbsp. ground fennel seeds
  • 2 to 3 tbsp. neutral oil such as grapeseed or avocado
  • 3 large carrots, trimmed and halved lengthwise
  • 6 celery stalks, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme, plus a large sprig
  • 2 cups turkey or chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

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