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Offline Tn Jim

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Removing Breast
« on: March 13, 2007, 04:35:10 AM »
Does anyone know how to remove just the breast from a turkey? I don't care for the dark meat and want to slice and fry the breast. Any fairly simple ways to do this?
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Re: Removing Breast
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2007, 05:05:17 AM »
It's exactly like a duck or goose or even a chicken.  Split the skin at the breast bone (sternal keel) and pull the hide back to the wings on both sides.  Then cut down each side of the breast bone from clavicle to the end of the breast.  After that just work your knife along the bone and away from the breast bone on each side.  Cut along the clavicle when you get to the end.  Quite frankly it isn't very hard.  The only tricks I will offer are 1) use a fillet knife and 2) start by pulling the skin all the way off the breast meat.  If you have trouble, it's usually the skin.

Oh, and avoid that fat around the neck on toms.  Just pull it and cut it away.

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Re: Removing Breast
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2007, 05:23:19 AM »
I dug this up for ya, thought a visual aid might help

http://www.cuisinemag.com/main/videos/54-boningturkeybreast.php

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Re: Removing Breast
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2007, 05:53:15 AM »
You guys are great. Thanks!!
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Re: Removing Breast
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2007, 01:17:02 PM »
I fillet the breast, but save the thighs also.  They are easy to remove and make great soup, chilli, jerkey ect.  The legs are all sinew.  I try to use as much as I can.