Turkey Medallions with Supreme Sauce

Culinary Setting
Professional
Servings
12
Cooking Style
Grill
Product
Boneless Breast

Ingredients

1 #10 Can tomato sauce

1 oz minced garlic

1 oz fresh basil, chopped

1/4 c sugar

To Taste salt and pepper

1/2 c unsalted butter

2/3 c flour

2-1/2 c hot half and half cream

1 c TURKEY STOCK

1-1/2 c heavy cream

1/2 c unsalted butter

4 lbs TURKEY MEDALLIONS, cut 1-1/2 inches thick

1/2 c black peppercorns, crushed

1/2 c pink peppercorns, crushed

1/2 c green peppercorns, crushed

1-1/2 lbs fettuccine, cooked, rinsed and portioned

1 Dozen roasted red peppers, cut into sections

1-1/2 c Mozzarella cheese, shredded

As needed fresh whole basil leaves

Directions

Marinara Sauce

Combine tomato sauce, garlic, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally.

Turkey Supreme Sauce

Heat butter; blend in flour and cook 2-4 minutes, stirring constantly but not browning. Remove from heat. Cool a moment.

Add hot cream at once and beat vigorously to blend. Beat in stock and half the additional heavy cream. Boil 1 minute while stirring. Slowly simmer.

Thin with more cream, if necessary. Sauce should coat spoon thickly. Remove from heat. Beat in butter by spoonfuls. (Do not reheat sauce.)

Turkey

Gently pound turkey medallions to an even thickness.

Combine crushed black, pink and green peppercorns. Roll edges of medallions in crushed peppercorns.

Grill or broil medallions to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

Presentation - Per Portion

Place 3-ounces Marinara Sauce on bottom of warm dinner plate.

Top with 2-ounces cooked and drained pasta followed by roasted red peppers.

Place 5-ounces turkey medallions on top of peppers.

Drizzle 2-ounces Turkey Supreme Sauce over medallions.

Sprinkle with shredded Mozzarella. Garnish with whole basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts

Calories from Fat 350

Total Fat 39 g

% Daily Total Fat 60

Saturated Fat 22 g

% Daily Saturated Fat 110

Cholesterol 210 g

% Daily Cholesterol 70

Sodium 1780 mg

% Daily Sodium 74

Total Carbohydrates 70 g

% Daily Total Carbohydrates 23

Dietary Fiber 9 g

% Daily Dietary Fiber 36

Sugars 19 g

Protein 53 g

% Daily Protein 120

% Daily Vitamin C 410

% Daily Calcium 20

% Daily Iron 40