Name: Poached turkey with tuna mayonnaise
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Poached turkey; 2 kilogram turkey breast, boned, rolled; 1 carrot, cut into chunks; 1 celery stalk, cut into chunks; 1 onion, cut into quarters; handful of parsley sprigs; 1 small bay leaf; lemon rind, watercress sprigs or chopped parsley, to serve; Tuna mayonnaise; 150 gram can tuna in oil, drained; 4 anchovies; 1/4 cup (50g) baby capers, drained; 1 3/4 cup (525g) mayonnaise; lemon juice, to taste

Ingredients

Poached turkey

2 kilogram turkey breast, boned, rolled

1 carrot, cut into chunks

1 celery stalk, cut into chunks

1 onion, cut into quarters

handful of parsley sprigs

1 small bay leaf

lemon rind, watercress sprigs or chopped parsley, to serve

Tuna mayonnaise

150 gram can tuna in oil, drained

4 anchovies

1/4 cup (50g) baby capers, drained

1 3/4 cup (525g) mayonnaise

lemon juice, to taste

Method

Poached turkey with tuna mayonnaise

1.Place turkey in a large saucepan with carrot, celery, onion, parsley and bay leaf, and add water to just cover. Bring slowly to boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Leave turkey in liquid, still covered, to finish cooking, then allow to cool completely in the liquid.

2.Make Tuna Mayonnaise as per method below.

3.Lift turkey from liquid, slice thinly, arrange on a platter and spoon over Tuna Mayonnaise. Sprinkle with remaining capers and lemon rind and serve with watercress. Freeze liquid for another use.

Tuna mayonnaise

4.Process tuna, anchovies, half of capers and 2 tablespoons of cold turkey cooking liquid in a food processor until smooth. Mix with mayonnaise, season and add lemon juice to taste. Add more cooking liquid if necessary to make a coating consistency.

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Ingredients

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Poached turkey with tuna mayonnaise

Tuna mayonnaise

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