Are you looking for a perfect recipe for Christmas Eve? So get ready, because today I will share my recipe for Turkey with wine and chestnuts. Let yourself be enchanted by the unique flavor and the juicy and smooth texture of the turkey meat. From MiComidaPeruana we want to spoil you and show you different alternatives that you will find in the Christmas Dinners category. Next I will present the necessary ingredients to prepare step by step a delicious Turkey with wine and chestnuts. Hands to the kitchen!
Turkey with wine and chestnuts recipe
Ingredients
- 1 turkey of 4 kilos chopped
- 4 liters of water
- 2 bottles of red wine
- 2 medium onions diced
- 4 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 100 grams of butter
- 1 liter of olive oil
- 1/2 kilo of wheat flour
- 12 dientes de ajo chopped
- 36 peeled chestnuts (if they are not dried, soak the night before)
- Aromatic herbs (bay leaf, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 cloves
- Salt and pepper
Preparation of Turkey with wine and chestnuts
- In a large deep-bottomed pot, pour the water, wine bottle, aromatic herbs, cinnamon, and cloves. Let it boil for a few minutes.
- Now in a pan, heat the oil and fry the seasoned and floured pieces of turkey, leaving them well browned. Drain them and put them in a saucepan that you will have over very low heat.
- In the same pan or a different one, fry the onions and garlic in butter, and when they begin to become shiny and transparent, add the tomatoes and five minutes later, while stirring with a wooden spoon, add three tablespoons of flour.
- When the flour is well browned, add it to the chestnuts, turn them over and sprinkle them with the remaining bottle of wine, stir well so that no lumps form, if there is something thick, add the broth, cook for three minutes without stopping moving and Empty everything into the saucepan where the turkey is.
- Mix well and cook over very low heat until tender, check the salt and let it rest for ten minutes before serving.
Food properties of Wine
- Due to its phenolic content, red wine has a great antioxidant power on the body.
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