Turkey Breast with Dried Apricots & Pancetta

Name: Turkey Breast with Dried Apricots & Pancetta
Yield: Serves 4–5
Ingredients: 9 dried apricots; 9 thin slices unsmoked pancetta; 2 tablespoons fine polenta; 1 egg; 500 g(1 lb2 oz) turkey breast in one slice, less than 1 cm(½ inch ) thick; 2 tablespoons plain (all-purpose) flour; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons white wine; 180 g(6½ oz) large french shallots, peeled and quartered lengthways

Preparation info

Serves
4–5

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Apples for Jam

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2010

About

This is my sister-in law, Luisa’s. Her kids loved this kind of thing when they were young. You can also make it with two chicken breasts, making two smaller bundles.

Ingredients

500 g(1 lb2 oz) turkey breast in one slice, less than 1

Main course

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4) and lay the turkey breast flat on a board. Roll up each apricot in a slice of pancetta and sit them in a line along one long side of the turkey breast. Roll up the turkey and stitch the seam closed with a few metal skewers or toothpicks.

Break the egg into