| All along, turkey has been associated to once | | | | ¼ cup milk |
| a year family feasts. You know,the | | | | |
| Thanksgiving turkey. The Christmas turkey. | | | | 500g sausage, chopped finely |
| Roast turkey stuffed with someyummy stuffing, | | | | |
| eaten with gravy or cranberry sauce is a must | | | | 4 rashes bacon, chopped |
| for the end of theyear celebrations. | | | | |
| | | | 3 tbsp. butter |
| The fact is, turkey is such a healthy meat, | | | | |
| it should not be reserved ONLYfor Christmas | | | | 1 teasp pepper |
| and Thanksgiving. You should have turkey as | | | | |
| part of your dailydiet. Especially the breast | | | | ½ teasp salt |
| meat of the turkey, without the skin. | | | | |
| | | | 2 eggs, beaten |
| Why? | | | | |
| | | | Method to make bread crumb filling for the |
| 3 reasons. | | | | turkey |
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| 1. Turkey meat has a very high protein | | | | Soak breadcrumbs in milk. |
| content | | | | |
| | | | Heat 3 tbsp butter and fry sausage and bacon. |
| 2. Turkey meat itself has low fat content. | | | | |
| | | | Add breadcrumbs and stir for 2 minutes. |
| 3. Turkey can be really delicious. My mom | | | | |
| cooks a fantastic roast turkey. | | | | Add in pepper, salt and beaten eggs and stir |
| | | | well. |
| Here are 2 of her roast turkey recipes. | | | | |
| | | | Note: Excess filling can be shaped into |
| One turkey | | | | patties,wrapped in foil and baked with |
| | | | turkey. |
| Ingredients A: | | | | |
| | | | Roast Turkey Method: |
| 1tbsp salt | | | | |
| | | | Read the directions on the package for |
| 1 tsp dark soya sauce | | | | thawing, seasoning (some turkeys are already |
| | | | seasoned ), roasting times and temperatures, |
| 1 tsp light soya sauce | | | | etc. |
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| Ingredients B: | | | | Wash and dry the turkey. |
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| 1 can luncheon meat, cut in small cubes | | | | Combine all seasoning ingredients except the |
| | | | butter and mix thoroughly. |
| 200 g sliced ham, roughly chopped | | | | |
| | | | Rub the inside and outside of the turkey. |
| 1 chicken stock cube, dissolved in 4 tbsp | | | | |
| water | | | | Stuff the turkey with filling but allow space |
| | | | for filling to expand on cooking |
| 1 cup green peas | | | | |
| | | | Preheat the oven medium heat. |
| 1 egg | | | | |
| | | | Rub surface of turkey with butter. |
| 1 tsp chopped garlic | | | | |
| | | | Place turkey on rack in roasting pan. |
| 2 tbsp cooling oil | | | | |
| | | | Roast turkey and baste it every 30 minutes |
| 3 cups cooked rice | | | | with the remainder seasoning sauce. |
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| Method: | | | | Cover with foil the parts of the turkey that |
| | | | brown quickly. |
| Thaw and wash turkey. Dry inside and out with | | | | |
| kitchen towel. Rub inside and outside with | | | | Roasting time should be about 2 ½ to 3 |
| Ingredients | | | | hours. |
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| FILLING | | | | Ok, so we can get lots of protein from meat, |
| | | | fish and soya beans. Sure, beefpacks plenty |
| Heat the oil and fry the garlic. Add chopped | | | | of protein that you body needs, but red meats |
| luncheon meat and fry tillmeat turns crisp. | | | | are high incholesterol. |
| Add in beaten egg and fry until egg is | | | | |
| cooked. Add rice tostir fry. Add green peas | | | | For example, 1 oz of turkey contains between |
| and ham. Stir fry till ingredients are | | | | 15 mg and 24 mg cholesterolwhile 1 oz of beef |
| well-combined. | | | | contains 20 and 30mg of cholesterol. It all |
| | | | adds up to alarge difference in artery |
| Stir in chicken stock. | | | | clogging cholesterol between beef and turkey. |
| | | | Thatmeans if you have heart disease or high |
| Fill the turkey allow space for filling to | | | | blood pressure, switching from beef toturkey |
| expand on cooking. Wrap the extra filling in | | | | can make a big difference. |
| foil and put in oven half an hour before | | | | |
| turkey is done. | | | | As for protein, USA Poultry and Egg Export |
| | | | Council billed turkey as theperfect protein. |
| Place turkey on a rack over a roasting pan. | | | | It has more protein than chicken, or even a |
| Bake in a preheated oven at 2200 C for about | | | | top loin beefsteak. |
| 2 1/2 to 3 hours. | | | | |
| | | | That makes turkey the ideal food for growing |
| Tip: Reduce heat after turkey turns light | | | | children, athletes and anyonewho wants lean |
| brown or cover with foil the parts that brown | | | | muscle. |
| too quickly . | | | | |
| | | | Fat. |
| Note: | | | | |
| | | | Most of the fat in poultry is found in the |
| Read the instructions on the wrapper of the | | | | skin. That means, by trimming offthe skin in |
| frozen turkey for useful advice on thawing | | | | chicken or turkey, you remove most of the |
| and others. | | | | fat. Beef, pork and lambon the other hand |
| | | | have the fat embedded in the meat itself. So |
| Protein. | | | | just by switchingto poultry alone, and |
| | | | removing the skin, you effectively remove |
| Roast turkey with bread crumb stuffing recipe | | | | most of the fat. |
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| INGREDIENTS: 1 turkey (6 to 7 kg) | | | | In fact, 3 ounces of skinless, boneless |
| | | | turkey breast contains a mere 1g offat and no |
| Seasoning: | | | | saturated fat. That is a weight watcher's |
| | | | dream. This is about ashealthy as you get. |
| ¼ teasp salt | | | | |
| | | | This makes turkey the ideal meat for anyone |
| ¼ reasp pepper | | | | who wants to stay slim, yet eatto his or her |
| | | | heart's content, without consuming much fat. |
| 1 chicken stock cube | | | | Still even ifyou do switch to turkey, watch |
| | | | your portion size. Double the amount you eat |
| 1 teasp Oregano leaves - ground | | | | andyou will still gain weight. |
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| 1 teasp dark soya sauce | | | | The flip side is the lack of fat in turkey |
| | | | meat compromises the taste. Afterall, the |
| 1 teasp light soya sauce | | | | yummiest food contain fat. Fat flavors food. |
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| 2 tbsp butter | | | | Then again, with the right seasoning, gravy |
| | | | and all, turkey can be delicious. |
| Roast Turkey Filling | | | | |
| | | | It is time to switch to something healthy and |
| ½ cup dried or fresh breadcrumbs | | | | yummy.. like turkey. |
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