French Turkey Wings à la Nice

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    2 hrs

  • Total Time

    2 hrs 20 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Calories

    255 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    French

French Turkey Wings à la Nice

I love this with meaty turkey wings, but you can of course do this with either turkey breast or the wings from chickens or a whole rabbit. Don't use the legs or thighs of turkeys, though, as they are a dark meat that doesn't work as well with this recipe. 

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Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons turkey fat or butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • turkey wings separated (8 pieces, from 2 turkeys
  • salt
  • ¾ pound button mushrooms sliced
  • 1 onion sliced, large
  • 1 teaspoon thyme dried
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary chopped, fresh
  • sage 1 teaspoon, chopped fresh
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 3 garlic sliced thin, cloves
  • 1 ½ cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 18 to 24 black olives sliced
  • 2 tablespoons tarragon chopped, fresh
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped, fresh

Instructions

  1. Heat the fat in a large, heavy lidded pot. Brown the turkey wings in this over medium-high heat. Take your time on this, and get some good browning. Salt them as they cook. Set aside pieces as they brown in a bowl.
  2. When the turkey has browned, add the button mushrooms and sliced onion and brown them; add some more fat or oil if you want. Salt them as they cook.
  3. When the onion and mushrooms are nicely browned, return the turkey wings to the pot and add the thyme, rosemary, sage, bay, garlic, tomatoes, and wine. Scrape up any browned bits stuck on the bottom of the pot with wooden spoon. Cover the pot and simmer very gently for 2 hours.
  4. Check the pot after about 1 hour, and add water if needed; you want the wings to braise, not be in a stew.
  5. When the wings are nearly done, add the olives and cook for another 5 minutes. Mix in the tarragon and parsley and serve with crusty bread, rice, or potatoes.

Notes

  • Cook time reflects younger turkeys, like those you buy in the store, or jakes if we're talking wild turkeys. An old Tom will take much longer, but it will get tender eventually. 
  • Time. This recipe can take a while if you are using wild birds, but it will get tender eventually. 
  • You can use whatever fresh mushrooms you have on hand, and I really do love using porcini or morels when I have them. 
  • The wine should be what you drink with this. My preferences are the French whites like chardonnay, viognier, a white Cotes du Rhone or a Chenin blanc. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 255kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 7mg (2%) Sodium 421mg (18%) Potassium 637mg (14%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 407IU (8%) Vitamin C 16mg (18%) Calcium 100mg (10%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 255 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 255kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 421mg 18%
Potassium 637mg 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 407IU 8%
Vitamin C 16mg 18%
Calcium 100mg 10%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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