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Peking Style Turkey

Learn to make Peking style turkey with tender roasted turkey meat with thin, crispy skin, served in store-bought Peking Duck wrappers and fresh vegetables.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Canadian, Chinese
Keyword Turkey
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Mary Tang

Ingredients

  • 1 (700 g) turkey breast
  • 2 (700 g) bone-in turkey thighs
  • 20 (240 g) Peking Duck wrappers 6.5 inches in diameter or larger
  • 6 cups (1500 ml) boiling water
  • 4 cups (1000 ml) cold water
  • 1 cucumber, deseeded, cut ½ inch x 2 inch pieces
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 scallion stalk, thinly sliced lengthwise approx ½ inch x 2 inch pieces
  • 1 cilantro stalk, leaves and stems, rough chop
  • Cooking oil

Marinade

  • ⅓ cup (80ml) mushroom flavoured dark soy sauce
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) honey
  • ⅛ cup (30 ml) rice wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. Chinese five-spice

Sauce

  • ⅓ cup (80ml) hoisin sauce

Instructions

Prepping the turkey

  1. Add 6 cups of water to fill a kettle or a small pot and bring to a boil. Place the turkey breast and thighs in a colander and pour the boiling water on the skin. Place the turkey in a container.
  2. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients in the marinade (mushroom flavoured dark soy sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar and Chinese five-spice). Mix well.

Roast the turkey

  1. Take out the turkey 30 minutes before roasting to allow it to get to room temperature. Line a pan with tin foil. Preheat the oven 375 degrees F.
  2. Space the turkey pieces evenly on the pan. Pour a thin layer of the marinade on the skin. Reserve the remaining marinade.

  3. Roast the turkey for about 40 mins or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. At the 20-minute mark, brush the marinade on the skin. The remaining marinade can be discarded.

  4. Remove the turkey from the oven and let it rest for 10 mins. Slice on a diagonal.

Steam the wrappers

  1. In a pan, add 4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Brush the steaming baskets with oil or line with parchment paper. Poke holes throughout the parchment paper to allow steam to get through. Carefully add the wrappers in the basket and steam for 4 minutes.

Assembling the dish

  1. Add desired number of turkey slices, sliced scallions, carrots, cucumber, and hoisin sauce on a Peking duck wrapper. Fold and enjoy.