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A cooked wild turkey breast carved for dinner serving

Delicious Wild Turkey Breast Recipe

This easy wild turkey recipe will give you mouth watering flavor without over drying the wild turkey meat.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole wild turkey breast likely at least 3 pounds
  • Dustings of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 2 Honeycrisp (or similar) apples sliced
  • 1 garlic bulb peeled and cloves cracked
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh sage
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh oregano
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 1 carton of chicken stock *If you’re using your oven
  • Olive oil for coating ahead of searing

Instructions
 

  • Lightly dust the turkey breast with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Seal the turkey breast in the sous vide bag with sliced apples, crushed garlic cloves, fresh herbs, and a little white wine. Allow this mixture to marinade in the fridge for a few hours.
  • To sous vide cook, if you’re working with a turkey breast larger than two pounds, set sous vide to 140 degrees. If the breast is smaller than two pounds (think of a young jake), set your sous vide to 130 degrees.
  • If the sous vide is set to 140 for a larger breast, sous vide cook for three hours. If it’s set to 130 for smaller breasts, sous vide cook for two hours. When finished, remove the breast from the bag and pat it dry. Then, heat a skillet or grill to 600 degrees. Lightly coat the breast meat with olive oil and sear each side for one minute. Allow the breast to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
  • If you don’t have a sous vide and need to use an oven, lightly dust your turkey breast with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Put it in an oven-safe baking dish. Add your sliced apples, garlic, and herbs overtop. Add one cup of white wine and enough chicken stock to cover the ingredients. Cover the tray with aluminum foil and place it in an oven set to 150 degrees. Bake for two hours for larger breasts and 1.5 hours for smaller breasts. When done, remove the breast, pat it dry, lightly coat it with olive oil, and sear each side for one minute on a 600-degree skillet or grill.
  • Wait 10 minutes before carving.

Notes

Enjoy! Reach out to me on Instagram (@WildGameJack) with any questions or comments.
Keyword Wild Turkey
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