Boiled turkey breast

Healthy diet dish for the whole family! Boiled turkey breast is an ideal way of cooking, in which the maximum amount of nutrients is preserved in the meat. To make the breast soft and tender, you need to follow some rules.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 90 % 9 g
Fats 0 % 0 g
Carbohydrates 10 % 1 g
42 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to boil a turkey breast? Prepare the products. Wash and dry the meat, if the breast is large, cut it into small pieces. It is necessary to cook completely defrosted meat without skin. Defrost the turkey properly — on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Pour water into a saucepan, put it on the fire. When the water boils, put the turkey meat in it. Such a sequence will allow you to preserve the maximum of useful substances in meat. Do not pour a lot of water, it should only cover the meat by a couple of centimeters. Reduce the heat to low.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    During cooking, be sure to remove the resulting foam from the surface, along with it, various harmful substances come out of the meat. The broth should remain transparent. Cook the turkey fillet for about 20 minutes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    After 20 minutes of cooking, put half of the peeled and washed carrots and half of the onion cut into pieces in a saucepan. Cook the turkey along with the vegetables for about 30 minutes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Then put a bay leaf and a few black pepper peas in a saucepan with turkey, add salt to taste. For sharpness, you can add a few garlic cloves peeled from the husk. Cook the meat for about 15 more minutes. Then turn off the heat and remove the breast from the pan.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Boiled turkey is ready. If desired, the broth in which the meat was boiled can be used to make soup, filling it with vegetables, cereals or pasta. Serve turkey meat to the table with fresh vegetables, herbs or sauce. Enjoy your meal!

Note that the quality and taste of the finished dish largely depends on the proper defrosting of the ingredients. How to avoid mistakes and choose the best way, read the article about defrosting.

How to choose the perfect pot for soup, porridge or pickling cucumbers read the article about pots.

For cooking, it is better to use filtered or bottled water that is neutral to taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Black pepper peas - 255   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Turkey breast - 84   kcal/100g

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