INGREDIENTS
1kg turkey leg
10g dried cepes, soaked in
500ml warm water
3 bay leaves
200g dried pearl barley
3 shallots, finely chopped
1 cup sweet wine or sherry
1 litre chicken stock or water
½ cup olive oil
60ml apple vinegar
2 tablespoons Italian parsley,
stems discarded, leaves chopped
1 teaspoon chopped lemon
thyme leaves
Murray River Sea Salt and freshly
ground white pepper to taste
150g butter
METHOD
Pearl Barley
1. Soak pearl barley in fresh water, for 4 hours or overnight before cooking.
Turkey Leg
1. Drain the cepes, reserving the liquid and discarding the sediment. Chop the cepes and
set aside.
2. Place the turkey leg, cepes, bay leaves, drained pearl barley, shallots, sherry, and stock or
water in a large casserole dish, Season well with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil over high
heat, Induction setting 8-9. Remove from the heat.
3. Place the lid on the casserole dish and place in the oven on Fan Plus at 140°C for 3 hours.
4. Discard the bay leaves, remove the turkey leg from the pearl barley and keep warm.
5. Place the casserole dish with the pearl barley over low heat, Induction setting 6. Stir in the
olive oil and apple vinegar (to taste, not all at once) as well as the chopped herbs.
Add half the butter and stir vigorously for a creamy texture. Taste and season well with salt
and pepper. Add remaining butter, olive oil and vinegar if required.
To Serve
1. Place the warm turkey leg portions on top of the barley in the casserole dish.
Note
• The texture of the barley should be the consistency of a wet risotto.
APPLIANCE / FUNCTION
Shannon Bennett
In 2011, acclaimed Australian chef Shannon Bennett undertook the greatest challenge of his life – moving his award winning Vue de monde restaurant to the dramatic new location on the 55th floor of Melbourne’s iconic Rialto building. From the beginning, Shannon’s goal has been to make Vue de monde Australia’s most sustainable restaurant. More than 50 cutting-edge technologies are being utilised, from an E-water system to ‘cold kitchen technology’ (no exposed flames or gas)
