Does any one have any good recipes for Ground Turkey?

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OMG I had a soup this evening I made a day or so ago.
I try to use what I have.

in a 5 qt/litre pot:

1.5 pounds ground turkey
1 egg
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix.
Made meatballs

Sauteeed a diced onion in 1/4 cup olive oil
Browned the meatballs.
Added a large can of chicken broth.
Add water to within two inches (5 cm) of top of pot.
add 1 can 8oz / 1 cup / 230ml tomato sauce or diced tomatoes. (optional)

Boiled for half an hour.

added two or three small cans of vegetables.
Boiled for 1o minutes.
Added 1 cup pasta to last 10 minutes of cooking time. (or add last 5 minutes if soup will sit before serving).

Mighty tasty!
 
I avoid using ground turkey. Whenever I do, it comes out tasting like human flesh or something. Nasty.

One of the big turkey companies makes turkey meatballs that are delicious, so I know it can be done. Those are the only meatballs I'll buy now.

As for meatloaf, I use half 93%lean and half regular ground beef--75% maybe? Most of the fat cooks out anyway, so it's no biggie. To keep things moist, I add a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes with jalapenos, juice and all.

And Bob--burned ketchup on top of meatloaf is the best part! My friend taught me to make a kind of glaze--ketchup, enough brown sugar to make it interesting, a shake of dry mustard and a light shake of nutmeg. Doesn't sound like much, but the total is greater than the sum of its parts.

veg
 
Turkey Meatball Recipe

I make this for several occasions or just for myself and it's always a big hit. Some of the measurements are not precise, but you can adjust it to your taste.

1 package organic ground turkey (about 1.25 lbs I think)
1.00-1.25 lbs of 90% lean ground beef (I actually use grass-fed Bison, turns out DELICIOUS)
about 1 cup finely chopped white onion
two cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped parsely (I grow it myself, much better than store bought)
1/4 tablespoon Kosher salt
1/4 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper
Two egg whites
Two tablespoons of Newman's Own marinara sauce.
1-1/2 cups Italian flavored dry breadcrumbs

I usually chop the parsley, garlic and onion all together in the food processor.
Then I mix that with the egg whites, salt, pepper and marinara sauce.
Next step is to knead the turkey and bison together to ensure the onion/spice mixture gets distributed evenly. Then I mix in the breadcrumbs, knead and roll into balls. I prefer big balls to small ones, but you can make them any size you prefer. Then you just brown them on all sides, cover, and cook them 'til they're done.
 
Sometimes 5 ingredients or less is best.

~You have some of the best recipes.

Thank you very much. Just ethnic peasant food.

Much Greek food has Turkish/Middle-eastern roots as "we" were their slaves for 450 years (22.5 generations). So opening a Turkish cookbook is basically opening a Greek cookbook. Even the names of the recipes are similar.

Here is a source if you like the style of what I have presented. Seems to originate in Istanbul.

Greeks lived in Turkey for many generations as part of the Byzantine empire. Contantinople is now known as Istanbul. This is said to be a corruption of the Greek prase "EIS THN POLI" or TO THE CITY. A classic response (even here in New York City) when asked "Where are you going? " We generally mean Manhattan. :-)

Greece's location is unique that it is Europe, near north africa and Asia-minor. as a trading post the area was rich with spices ideas, and mixing of cultures.

And my favorite motto: If it has to burn to have flavor (or appeal to you) you are not doing it right!

http://www.geocities.com/ftcookery/
 
Thanks for teh Turkey Balls!

Steve, thanks for the link...
My mom is Italian and she makes quite a bit of the medditraian food and this is what i love best, and am trying to adapt it to the tasts of older people

Veg,
Turkey works well for me.. Never flesh like..Chicken is a diffrent story, unless made into burgers... Then good
 
I DO like Turkish coffee (where's my ibrik?)....

I like Greek food but not hardcore Greek from/in Greece...I like places like the "Greek Captain", seafood and cut-and-dry stuff....never took to feta cheese for some reason.

I never make the time to actually USE my kitchen...
 
I thought the eggs were the magic ingredient in meat loaf to hold it all together. But perhaps the ground beef tends to break down more than ground turkey, releasing more protein into the mix that helps to gel it all together.

Why not grind your own meat? You know what I mean ;-). That way you have complete control over the ingredients - no gristle or scrap need enter into the grind. Me, I've had good luck with chubs for adding ground beef to spaghetti sauce.

What about adding some extra virgin olive oil to a turkey meat loaf for more fat content? It's all good fat, very healthy, and tasty too.

Maybe putting some turkey in blender and creating a kind of paste would help hold the meatloaf together...?
 
I grind my own meat as well-got a grinder from Cabalas and it works just fine.You know WHAT is in the meat and who CLEANED the grinder.A word of warning-commerical meat grinding companies DON'T always go by the rules becuase of shortages of inspectors.IE-Clean the grinder in between grinding sessions of diffrent types of meat.
 
The Solution to Ground Turkey:

1 not-empty wallet

1 car of friend, and friend.

1 Applebees.

Method-

Take not-empty wallet, and friend with car to nearest Applebees.

Tell cute waiter or sassy waitress:

"1 bacon cheeseburger, medium rare, fries, and side salad with ranch, please."

Your ground turkey problem is SOLVED!

Love and Laughter

Lawrence/Maytagbear

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Okay, since it's just me, I don't cook meat at home very often anymore. When I do, I regret it, for I do not have an exhaust fan in this "kitchen".

Ground turkey is actually all right, but I prefer my solution to it as often as possible.
 
"Make a slit down the center with your finger giving them the appearance of lips"

Place them on a serving plate and top with fresh cream or crushed pistachio nuts.

Nuts on lips???

Togs....some days you bring out the worse in me....

*skips happily away*

(But...I am going to try that Turkey meatball soup recipe)
 

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