Stuffed Wild Turkey Breast

Ingredients:

1 Wild Turkey Breast including the tenderloin

6 strips Hickory Smoked Bacon

1 cup chopped morel mushrooms (other mushrooms will work)

½ cup blueberries 

1 TBS chopped garlic

 2 tbs chopped parsley

1tbs of rosemary

1 tbs of chopped thyme

2 tbs of heavy cream

1tbs of white wine

Two stalks celery

Two carrots



Cooking tools:

Dutch Oven Cassoulet

Food processor

Oven 350 degrees



Steps:

Brine turkey breast in water overnight 

Remove breast from brine water and pat down dry

Remove tenderloin from turkey breast and place in food processor


Filling:

Chop tenderloin in food processor and place it in a small mixing bowl

Chop morel mushrooms and place in same mixing bowl

Chop fresh parsley and also add to mixing bowl

Chop fresh rosemary and add to mixing bowl

Add blueberries

Add cream 

Add chopped garlic

Add splash of white wine

Mix together with hands and set aside


Take turkey breast and cut it in half but don’t cut it all the way through. Create just a pocket

Open the pocket and add in the filling to create a “log shape” down the center of the breast

Fold it up and place the seam side down

Lay out 6 pieces of bacon so they are all horizontal and overlap some

Place turkey breast seam side up on top of bacon

Braid bacon around the turkey breast until it’s all covered

Place the celery stalks and carrot sticks on the bottom of the Dutch oven so the turkey has something to sit on vs. the bottom of the pan

Place the rolled up bacon covered turkey breast seam side down in the pot

Bake for 1 hour in oven at 350 degrees

Let cool for 10 mins then slice and serve.