Orange Sage Turkey Breast with Creamy Sherry Sauce is a flavorful and easy meal made with sherry cooking wine, fresh oranges and a sweet cream sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless turkey breasts*
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage , minced
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons turkey drippings
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup skim milk
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- ¼ cup holland house sherry cooking wine
- 2 egg yolks , whisked
- salt & pepper , to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a rimmed baking sheet or dish with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, mash together softened butter, fresh sage and orange zest.
- Season turkey breasts with kosher salt and then rub with butter mixture.
- Place on baking sheet and roast for 45-55 minutes. Two or three times during cooking, use a basting brush and dab run off juices and better on the top. Dab, do not brush or else the orange zest and sage will brush off.
- Continue to roast turkey until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees at the thickest part of the breast. Remove at 165 degrees and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Slice turkey breast horizontally and serve with 2-3 tablespoons of sherry cream sauce over each serving.
- At 30 minutes cooked, spoon 2 tablespoons of drippings from the baking dish and transfer to a small saucepan.
- Over low heat, brown butter for 5 minutes or until it starts to smell nutty.
- Whisk in flour until it forms a paste.
- While whisking, add skim milk. Whisk until smooth and then add orange juice and Sherry Cooking Wine.
- Ladle out approximately ¼ cup of sauce. Quickly whisk in two egg yolks and then return to main mixture over low heat. Continue to whisk until thick and hot.
- Remove from heat and taste test and correct seasoning with fine sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Sauce should be sweet and decedent with a hint of sherry and fresh orange.
- Serve immediately to prevent over thickening.