Slow cooker orange & honey turkey breast

Looking for a comforting dinner to make in your slow cooker? Give this recipe a try from Chef Ricardo Larrivée.

Looking for a comforting dinner to make in your slow cooker? Give this recipe a try from Chef Ricardo Larrivée.

Ricardo-Slow-Cooker150Orange & honey turkey breast

Ingredients: 

  • 1 boneless turkey breast roast
  • (2 breast halves, 1.8 kg/4 lb total), with or without skin, tied
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 shallots, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ¾ cup honey
  • 1 orange, grated zest only
  • 1 tsp chopped peeled fresh ginger
  • salt and pepper

Method: 

In a large skillet, brown the turkey roast on all sides in the butter. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the roast to the slow cooker.

In the same skillet, soften the shallots and garlic. Dust with the flour and mix thoroughly.

Add the broth and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

Pour into the cooker. Add the remaining ingredients. Then season with salt and pepper.

Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.

Slice the roast and drizzle with the cooking juices. Serve with mashed potatoes or long-grain and wild rice and a green vegetable.

Serves 8.

Courtesy Ricardo Larrivée 

http://www.ricardocuisine.com/

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