Wine Braised Turkey With Porcini

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms (1/2 ounce)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 turkey drumsticks (about 3 pounds)
• salt
• 2 carrots, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups red wine or 2 cups wine
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 bunches scallions, trimmed to 5 inches
• 1/2 lb portabella mushroom, stems discarded, caps halved and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a heatproof bowl, soak the porcini in the boiling water until softened, about 20 minutes.
• 2 rub them to loosen any grit and coarsely chop. let the soaking liquid stand for 5 minutes, then pour it into a bowl, leaving any grit behind.
• 3 heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in an enameled cast-iron casserole. add the drumsticks, season with salt and brown on all sides over moderately high heat, about 10 minutes.
• 4 transfer to a plate. add the carrots and onion to the casserole, season with salt and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
• 5 return the drumsticks to the pan. add the wine, porcini and their soaking liquid, thyme and bay leaves and bring to a boil.
• 6 cover and simmer over low heat until the turkey is falling off the bones, about 3 hours; turn them 2 or 3 times during cooking. discard the thyme and bay leaves.
• 7 heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a medium skillet. add the scallions, season with salt and cook over moderately high heat until softened and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 8 transfer the scallions to a plate. add the portobellos to the skillet, season with salt and cook over high heat, turning them once, until softened and golden, 5 to 8 minutes.
• 9 cut the turkey meat off the bone into large pieces, and discard the sticklike tendons. boil the cooking liquid until it lightly coats a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes.
• 10 add the portobellos; season with pepper.
• 11 put the turkey into soup plates and spoon the portobellos and sauce on top. arrange the scallions alongside and serve.