Turkey leg braised in cream with fan potato gratin

Name: Turkey leg braised in cream with fan potato gratin
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 Garlic cloves; 4 Branches of rosemary; 1 small branch laurel (or 3 laurel leaves); 2 stem(s) Sage; 1 Turkey thigh (boneless; approx. 1 kg); 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, sugar; 2 TABLESPOONS Oil; 3 thinly peeled pieces of organic lemon peel; 400 ml Milk; 250 g Whipped cream; 2 Onions; 800 g medium-sized potatoes; 4 TABLESPOONS Butter; 50 g Parmesan (piece); 1 TABLESPOON Breadcrumbs; 7-10 Tbsp Kitchen yarn; 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

AUTHOR
Brooke Calhoun

DIFFICULTY
not easy

RATING

COOK TIME
135 mins

TOTAL TIME
135 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

3 Garlic cloves
4 Branches of rosemary
1 small branch laurel (or 3 laurel leaves)
2 stem(s) Sage
1 Turkey thigh (boneless; approx. 1 kg)
7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, sugar
2 TABLESPOONS Oil
3 thinly peeled pieces of organic lemon peel
400 ml Milk
250 g Whipped cream
2 Onions
800 g medium-sized potatoes
4 TABLESPOONS Butter
50 g Parmesan (piece)
1 TABLESPOON Breadcrumbs
7-10 Tbsp Kitchen yarn
7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

1
Peel and chop the garlic. Wash the herbs and, except for 2 sprigs of rosemary, tie them together with kitchen twine to form a bouquet. Wash the meat, dab dry and rub with salt and pepper. Tie into shape with kitchen string.
2
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry the meat until golden brown all around. Add garlic, herb bouquet and lemon peel and fry briefly. Add milk and cream. Season with salt and pepper.
3
Cover and stew on the stove at medium heat for about 1 1⁄2 hours.
4
In the meantime, preheat the oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Peel onions and cut into rings. Peel, wash and cut the potatoes, but do not cut through. Place in an ovenproof dish with the onions in between.
5
Pluck the rest of the rosemary needles, chop finely and sprinkle over the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Melt butter and drizzle over the potatoes. Bake in a hot oven for about 50 minutes.
6
Grate the Parmesan finely and mix with breadcrumbs. After about 30 minutes baking time, sprinkle the gratin on top and bake until golden brown.
7
Remove the roast from the roaster. Bring sauce to the boil and simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove the gratin from the oven and cover with aluminium foil. Increase oven temperature (electric cooker: 225 °C/circulating air: 200 °C/gas: see manufacturer).
8
Roast in a hot oven for 5-8 minutes until crispy. Remove herbs and lemon peel from the sauce. Season the sauce with salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar. Cut the roast open and arrange everything.