Hen Turkey, Boiled
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Clean the hen turkey thoroughly.
Place the turkey in a large pot and cover with water.
Add salt to taste.
Cook and serve
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until cooked through.
Serve with gravy or oyster sauce.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Hen turkey
- Provides the meat, which firms and becomes tender as its proteins set during gentle simmering.
The step that matters
Simmer gently after boiling. Once the pot boils, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Vigorous boiling makes muscle proteins contract and toughen, and can leave the outside dry before the centre is cooked through.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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