Turkey thigh with root vegetables baked in wine sauce — a dish that lifts your spirits in a flash
turkey thighs 1 kg |
potatoes 250 g |
carrots 220 g |
celery root 150 g |
parsley root 100 g |
shallots 180 g |
garlic 12 cloves |
white dry wine 200 ml |
water 600 ml |
vegetable oil 50 ml |
sugar 15 g |
grainy mustard 30 g |
bay leaf 3 pcs |
TO TASTE: |
salt |
black pepper |
thyme |
rosemary |
Step 1
Pat the turkey dry with a paper towel and fry on all sides until browned in vegetable oil. Transfer to a heatproof pan.
Step 2
Coarsely dice the parsley root, carrots, celery root, potatoes and shallots.
Step 3
Fry in vegetable oil and arrange around the turkey.
Step 4
Add garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf.
Step 5
Fill everything with a mixture of grainy mustard, wine, water, sugar and salt.
Step 6
Bake the turkey with root vegetables under a lid at 170 degrees for 1,5-2 hours. Bon appetit.