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🍽️ Tender Turkey Breast with Coconut Glaze and Fruity Rice
893 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 3 kg turkey (ready for kitchen; 1 turkey)
- 50 g coconut oil
- salt
- 50 ml coconut milk
- 4 shallots
- 1 organic lime
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 20 g coriander (1 bunch)
- pepper
- 500 ml poultry broth
- 400 g brown basmati rice
- 500 g pineapple (0.5 pineapple)
- 1 pomegranate
- 4 spring onions
- 1 tsp red curry paste
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
Instructions
- 1. Thoroughly wash the turkey meat inside and out. Then pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
- 2. Melt the coconut oil in a small pot or microwave. Stir it together with the coconut milk and half a teaspoon of salt until smooth.
- 3. Coat the entire surface of the turkey meat as well as the inside areas with three quarters of the coconut marinade.
- 4. Peel the shallots and slice them into thin rounds.
- 5. Rinse the lime under hot water. Cut it in half lengthwise and slice the halves into thin rounds.
- 6. Heat one teaspoon of sesame oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- 7. Sauté the shallots in it for two minutes until soft.
- 8. Wash the coriander and shake it dry. Pick the leaves off the stems and chop them finely.
- 9. Mix the sautéed shallots, lime slices, and chopped coriander in a bowl. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
- 10. Stuff the turkey breast with the shallot-coriander mixture.
- 11. Place the stuffing on a deep baking sheet with the breast side facing down.
- 12. Brush the meat with the remaining coconut marinade.
- 13. Pour some broth into the baking sheet.
- 14. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees (convection 130 degrees or gas level 1 to 2).
- 15. Roast the turkey in the preheated oven for about four hours.
- 16. Wash the rice thoroughly and let it drain.
- 17. Cook the rice for about 30 minutes in boiling salted water over low heat.
- 18. Drain the rice, let it drain well again, and allow it to cool.
- 19. Peel the pineapple and remove the tough core.
- 20. Cut the pineapple flesh into small cubes.
- 21. Halve the pomegranate and carefully remove the seeds from the fruit.
- 22. Clean the spring onions, wash them, and slice them into thin rings.
- 23. Heat the remaining oil in a pot.
- 24. Fry the curry paste in it for two to three minutes over medium heat until fragrant.
- 25. Stir in the turmeric and fry it together for one minute.
- 26. Add the cooled rice, pineapple cubes, and spring onion rings to the pot.
- 27. Fry everything while stirring constantly for four to five minutes.
- 28. Season the rice with salt to taste.
- 29. Take the turkey out of the oven and let it rest briefly.
- 30. Slice the turkey (carve it) and serve it on top of the rice.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 893
- Protein: 89 g · Fett/Fat: 36 g · Carbs: 51 g