Mccalls Cooking School Turkey Tetrazzini Recipes

MCCALL'S COOKING SCHOOL TURKEY TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• First make the sauce: Melt butter in a large saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in flour, salt and nutmeg until smooth. Gradually add milk and stock or broth; bring to boiling, stirring constantly; boil 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Using a wire whisk beat the egg yolks in a small bowl with the cream. Beat in a little of the hot mixture. Pour back into saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sauce is hot -- do not boil. Remove from heat. Stir in the sherry.
• Meanwhile, in a large stockpot, bring 6 quarts of water to boiling; add 2 tablespoons salt and the spaghetti; cook as label directs; drain in colander. Return spaghetti to kettle. Add 2 cups sauce; toss lightly until spaghetti and sauce are well combined.
• Combine turkey and mushrooms in a large bowl. Add 2 cups of sauce to this mixture and mix well.
• Divide the spaghetti in half and place in two 12 x 8 x82-inch baking dishes, arranging around the edges. Spoon half of the turkey mixture into the center of each dish. Reserve rest of sauce for later use. Sprinkle cheese over spaghetti in each dish. Cover with foil; refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
• About 1 hour before serrving, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake, covered 45 minutes. reheat sauce; spoon over spaghetti in each dish.
• Note: The above preparation makes a company-attractive casserole. However I usually prefer to combine all the sauce with the spaghetti, turkey and mushrooms in step 3.
• Another note: To freeze: Line one of the baking dishes with foil; assemble casserole as directed. Fold foil over to seal; freeze right in the dish. When frozen, lift out foil; remove dish from freezer. To serve: Unwrap, return to casserole dish and let stand 1 hour to thaw. Bake, covered for 1 hour at 350 degrees or until bubbly.
• One more note; To make turkey stock: Break up carcass. Place in a stock pot with 3 cups water, 3 parsley sprigs, 2 carrots (pared and halved) 3 celery tops, 2 onions (halved), 2 teaspoons salt, 10 black peppercorns, 1 bay leaf. Bring to boiling; rduce heat; simmer, covered 2 hours. Strain. Boil gently, uncovered, to reduce stock to 2 cups. This may be done ahead.

MCCALL'S COOKING SCHOOL DELUXE TURKEY SALAD

Steps:

• Wipe turkey with damp paper towels.
• In an 8-quart kettle, combine broth, water, onions (each stuck with 4 whole cloves), celery, carrots, salt, peppercorns and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and add turkey breast. Bring back to boiling; reduce heat and simmer gently, covered, for about 2-1/2 hours or until turkey is tender. Remove from heat. Let stand, frequently spooning broth over turkey for 1-1/2 hours, or until cool enough to handle. Or you may refrigerate overnight, covered. Lift out turkey. Reserve broth for another use.
• Remove the skin from the turkey breast. With a sharp knife, remove the breast meat in slices 1/2-inch thick. To make the dressing, in a large bowl combine oil, lemon juice, onion juice, tarragon, scallions, parsley, salt and pepper; stir to blend. Slice celery thinly on the diagonal to measure 4 cups; chill.
• Cut sliced turkey into 1/2 to 3/4-inch pieces -- you should have about 8 cups. Add to dressing in large bowl. Toss lightly to coat well. Refrigerate, covered, until serving time, at least 1 hour or longer.
• Make radish roses and refrigerate in ice water to open "petals" -- at least an hour.
• Toss turkey salad with mayonnaise and light cream; chill. Add drained pineapple and mix well.
• To serve: Spoon salad on a chilled platter lined with lettuce leaves. Garnish with watercress, radish roses and toasted almonds. (To toast almonds, in shallow pan bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden.).

TURKEY TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until just shy of al dente, about 2 minutes less than the package directs. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat, and add the mushrooms. Season lightly with salt, and cook, stirring only occasionally, until the mushrooms have released their liquid and have started to brown deeply, 8 to 11 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the flour and curry powder, if using. Stir well, until the flour and the mushrooms are evenly combined and the flour is evenly moistened, about 1 minute. Whisk in the white wine, and let it come to a boil, whisking constantly. Let the wine bubble to reduce slightly, 2 minutes. Whisk in the chicken stock, and let it come to a boil. Cook until it thickens noticeably, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low. Whisk in the chunks of cream cheese (don't worry if the cream cheese appears curdled), then fold in the turkey, peas and the cheeses. Season generously with black pepper. Add the drained pasta and toss with tongs to combine. Taste and add salt if necessary.
• Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a small bowl in the microwave, and toss it together with the panko and the almonds. Sprinkle the panko-almond mixture all over the top of the pasta, and bake until bubbly and browned on top, about 25 minutes. Let the casserole rest for 5 minutes before serving. It will be very creamy at first but will firm up as it cools.