Name: Turkey Breast with Apples (Филе индейки с яблоками)
Yield: 4 to 6 Servings
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 2 pounds boned, rolled and tied breast of turkey; Salt, freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 carrot, scraped and cut in half; ¼ cup butter; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 medium tart apples, peeled, cored and sliced; 1 onion, quartered; 2 heaping tablespoons sour cream; 2 tablespoons flour; 6 black peppercorns; 1 sprig parsley; 2 cups rich chicken stock; Parsley; ½ cup grated Swiss-style cheese; ¼ teaspoon crushed thyme

Preparation info

4 to 6
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

A novel way to prepare turkey—and an excellent one.

Ingredients

2 pounds boned, rolled and tied breast of turkey
2 cups rich chicken stock
6

Method

In a Dutch oven, braise the turkey breast in the stock, along with the peppercorns, parsley, onion and carrot, for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until tender. Cool slightly; remove the string from the turkey roll and cut the meat into 8 slices, about 1 inch thick. Reserve the stock.

Melt the