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Stuffed Turkey (dindon farci)

Erken's festive recipe for a boned, truffle-larded turkey filled with finely ground chicken forcemeat stirred with cream over ice; browned and simmered in bouillon, covered, for 1½–2 hours, then roasted light brown in the oven and served with salad, peas, tomatoes, and French potatoes.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 275 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A festive dish from the turkey chapter of Stor kokebok (1914). The turkey is boned, larded with truffle, hung to age, and filled with a finely ground chicken forcemeat chilled over ice – a technique drawn from French cuisine (the quenelle/forcemeat method). Served in a classic French-inspired presentation with French potatoes and vegetables.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Clean and bone the turkey

    Pluck, singe, open, wash, and dry the turkey well. Carefully cut out the breastbone from the inside, or lay the turkey on its breast and cut the skin through along the back and carefully loosen the bone.

  2. 2

    Lard and age

    Lard the breast and thighs with finely cut strips of truffle. Hang the turkey in a cool place for 2–5 days depending on the season.

  3. 3

    Make the chicken forcemeat (the day before)

    Scrape the chicken meat free of sinews and membranes, mix it with salt and white pepper, and pass it six times through a meat grinder. Then pound or process it with the flour to a fine, smooth paste.

  4. 4

    Stir in the eggs

    Whisk the egg yolks and egg white together and stir them into the forcemeat little by little. Let the forcemeat stand cold until the next day.

  5. 5

    Stir in the cream

    Set the forcemeat in a bowl over ice. Stir in the cold cream a teaspoon at a time, stirring constantly, and finally mix in the diced truffles. Season with salt and pepper.

  6. 6

    Stuff and truss

    Dry the turkey with a damp cloth, rub it with salt and pepper, and fill it with the chicken forcemeat. Sew the turkey up, shape it neatly, cover the breast with the pork slices, and tie it up with thread.

  7. 7

    Brown and simmer

    Brown the butter in a pot, place the turkey in with the breast up, and add the gizzard alongside. Add the bouillon and let it simmer under a tight lid for 1½–2 hours.

  8. 8

    Finish roasting in the oven

    When the turkey is almost done, pour off the stock and remove the pork slices. Melt butter and pour it over the turkey breast, pour half the stock back into the pot, and set it in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F)). Finish roasting and baste often with the pan juices. The turkey should only be light brown.

  9. 9

    Plating

    Carve the turkey neatly and arrange it on a warm platter so it looks whole. Garnish with salad, peas, tomatoes, parsley, and French potatoes.

Changes from the original

Measurements have been converted to modern units (dl/tsp/tbsp), "flesk" is given as fresh side pork in slices, and the amount of cream in the chicken forcemeat is interpreted as 1 liter of heavy cream, as the text indicates. Bouillon has been kept; the cooking and roasting times have been kept as in the original, but with a modern oven temperature suggested. The ingredients have been split into turkey and chicken forcemeat for clarity.

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Modernised → 1914 (proofread, p. 275)~81% of the text changedremovedadded
1 stk kalkun (plukket og renset). 5 stk trøfler (til spekking). 2 ts salt (til innsiden og utsiden). 1 ts pepper. pepper 60 g smør. gr. smør 150 g sideflesk (i tynne skiver til å dekke brystet). gr. flesk 1 l l. buljong. 400 g hønsekjøtt (skrapet av Hønsefarce: 2 høner, fri for sener og hinner). høner = ca. 400 gr. skrapet hønsekjøt 30 g gr. salt (til hønsefarsen). 1 ts teske hvit pepper. pepper 15 g hvetemel. gr. hvetemel 2 stk eggeplommer. eggeblommer 1 stk eggehvite. eggehvite 1 l kremfløte (godt kald). l. fløte 3 stk trøfler (i små terninger, til farsen). Plukk, svi, åpne, vask trøfler. Kalkunen plukkes, svides, aapnes, vaskes godt og tørk kalkunen godt. Skjær tørres, hvorefter brystbenet forsiktig ut fra innsiden, utskjæres forsigtig indenifra; eller legg kalkunen på lægges paa brystet og skjær med en skarp kniv skjæres huden gjennom igjennem langs ryggen og løs benet forsiktig fra.. Spekk bryst med ryggen. Benet skjæres nu med forsigtighet fra. Bryst og lår laar spækkes med finskårne trøffelstrimler. Heng finskaarne trøffelstrimler, og kalkunen kjølig i 2–5 dager alt etter årstiden.. Skrap hønsekjøttet fritt for hænger 2—5 dage efter aarstiden. Dagen før kalkunen skal benyttes, tillages følgende hønsefarce til at fylde den med: Hønsekjøttet skrapes fra sener og hinner, bland det hinder, blandes med salt og hvit pepper krydderierne og kjør det seks ganger gjennom kjøttkvern. Støt eller kjør det deretter males paa kjøtkvern 6 ganger. Støtes derefter med melet til en fin, glatt deig.. Visp eggeplommer og eggehvite sammen fin deig. Eggene vispes og rør dem inn haves i farsen farcen litt om litt. La farsen stå kaldt efter litt under omrøren; staar saaledes til neste dag.. Sett farsen næste dag. — Farcen lægges nu i en bolle over is. Rør inn bolle, som sættes i en balje med is, og den kalde fløten teskje for teskje tykke fløte irøres teskevis under stadig omrøring, og bland til sist inn trøffelterningene. Smak til med omrøren, likesaa trøflerne, skaaret i smaa terninger, salt og pepper.. Tørk kalkunen pepper efter smak. Kalkunen tørres med et fuktig klede, gni den fugtig kjøtklæde, gnides med salt og pepper og fyll den pepper, fyldes med hønsefarsen. Sy hønsefarcen; kalkunen syes fast sammen, form den pent opp, dekk brystet opsættes, belægges med fleskeskiver og bind fleskeskiven, bindes om med tråd.. Brun smøret traad, smørret brunes i en gryte, legg kalkunen lægges i med brystet opp og legg kråsen ved. Spe på op, kraasen lægges i, buljongen spædes paa, og la det småkoke smaakoker under tett lokk i 1½–2 timer.. Når tæt lok 1½—2 timer. Naar kalkunen er nesten ferdig, hell av omtrent færdig, heldes kraften fra, og ta bort fleskeskivene. fleskeskiven tages bort. Smelt smør smørret og hell held det over kalkunbrystet, hell halvparten kalkunbrystet. Halvparten av kraften heldes tilbake i igjen, gryten og sett den sættes i varm ovn (ca. 200 °C). Stek ferdig ovn, og drypp kalkunen stekes færdig, idet den ofte dryppes med skyen. Kalkunen skal bare kun være lysebrun.. Skjær kalkunen lysebrun. Kalkunen skjæres pent opp og legg den på op, lægges op paa varmt fat slik at fat, saa den ser hel ut. Pynt ut; pyntes med salat, erter, tomater, persille og franske poteter.

Note on Modernised

Mål er omregnet til moderne enheter (dl/ts/ss), «flesk» er angitt som fersk sideflesk i skiver, og fløtemengden i hønsefarsen er tolket som 1 liter kremfløte slik teksten angir. Buljong er beholdt; steke- og koketider er beholdt som i originalen, men med moderne ovnstemperatur foreslått. Ingrediensene er delt i kalkun og hønsefarse for oversiktens skyld.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the turkey prepared before stuffing?
The turkey is plucked, singed, opened, washed well, and dried. The breastbone is carefully cut out from the inside, or you lay the turkey on its breast, cut the skin through along the back, and carefully loosen the bone from there.
How long should the turkey hang before it is used?
After the breast and thighs are larded with finely cut strips of truffle, the turkey hangs 2–5 days depending on the season. The chicken forcemeat is made the day before the turkey is to be used.
What is the chicken forcemeat made of?
About 400 g of scraped chicken meat (from 2 hens), 30 g salt, 1 teaspoon white pepper, 15 g wheat flour, 2 egg yolks, 1 egg white, 1 liter of cream, and 3 truffles. The meat is first scraped free of sinews and membranes.
How many servings and how much time should one figure?
The recipe is intended for 10 servings, with a total time of around 5 hours (300 minutes) – plus the hanging time of 2–5 days. It is taken from Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), p. 275.

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