Boiled Turkey
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Prepare the turkey by cleaning it thoroughly.
Place the turkey in a large pot and cover it with water.
Add salt to the water for seasoning.
Cook
Bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
Cook the turkey until it is fully cooked and tender.
Rest and carve
Remove the turkey from the pot and let it rest before carving.
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
- Turkey
- Provides the main meat, which becomes tender and fully cooked during gentle simmering.
The step that matters
Reduce to a simmer. A hard, rolling boil toughens muscle proteins and can make the outer meat dry and stringy. Holding the water at a gentle simmer cooks the turkey evenly and keeps it tender.
“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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