Saturday, January 12, 2008

Thursday Night Special (ground turkey sauté)

This recipe is an alternative to 'Sloppy Joes'.
Serves 4 and preparation time is about 1 hour.

1 lb. ground turkey thigh (dark meat)
1 medium onion (chopped)
2-3 stalks celery (chopped)
2 TBS olive oil
4-5 Shiitaki mushrooms (sliced)
1 14-ounce can chicken stock
1/4 cup dry white wine

Start the sauté by browning the ground turkey with the olive oil. Next add the chopped onions, celery, and sliced mushrooms. Add a little chicken stock and wine when the sauté gets dry. The cook is welcome to sample the wine as one works.

Continue cooking until onions and celery are soft and slightly browned. Continue to add chicken stock and wine and add the following ingredients.
1/4 green bell pepper (chopped)
1/4 red bell pepper (chopped)
2 Jalapeno peppers, remove webbing and seeds and chop finely. Protect hands with rubber surgical gloves.
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tsp capers
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp cumin, you may want to add a little more
1 tsp tarragon
2 tsp Balsamic vinegar
2 tsp cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Add more wine and chicken stock as required and now add the following.
4-6 sun-dried tomatoes (finely chopped)
2 heaping TBS Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp tomato paste
Juice from 1/2 lemon
Continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes at low-medium heat.
At the very end add the following:
1 chopped plum tomato
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Serve on whole-wheat hamburger buns.
Suggested wine: a nice pinot noir or sparkling wine. Feel free to modify the recipe to your liking and how you Feel today.

1 comments:

David said...

I like the idea of the mushrooms here, bet that adds some nice heartiness to it.