Not very imaginative and smacks of Bridget Jones mother's Turkey Curry Buffet.
Decided to do something with the last of the Turkey crown we had. I am very much against food waste and cannot stand to throw away good food. I removed all of the meat from the turkey and put the carcass in the slow cooker for stock for a soup or something another day. My mum's Chihouhou will have the soft meat from the bones later. She refuses to eat dog food when there is meat in the house!
I gently fried two onions, three sliced carrots and a couple of small diced potatoes that were left in the bottom of the fridge. I added some curry paste and a chicken stock cube. I have what seems like hundreds from an Approved Food order some time ago. Sliced a garlic bulb and sauteed that with the onions and other veg in a tiny bit of olive oil. I added a good cup of red lentils and water and let simmer. I use lentils in a lot of my cooking. No need to soak and they bulk everything out while giving a nice thickness without the need for pre soaking. Chucked in a load of dried Indian herbs that were lurking in the cupboard.
I made some flatbreads, so so easy.
Flour-any type, white, SR, wholemeal whatever you have.
Warm water from the kettle, a glug of olive oil and a pich of salt. Adjust amounts to give a nice dough.
( I often make these when we have run out of bread and make them into wraps.)
Roll out and cook in a hot, dry frying pan.
Served with plain rice and mango chutney
What ideas do you have for leftover Turkey? Please leave a comment, I will be ecstatic!
I am very impressed with your cooking. You must congratulate yourself on saving so much money that way.
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Left over turkey - Hmmm. We tend to graze in the couple of days after Christmas, so it gets put in a sandwich or on a salad. I'll make a stew or a curry - not very imaginative I'm afraid, and then freeze the rest to be used later.
ReplyDeleteI was not good at avoiding food waste - I'd forget what was in the fridge. Now I write a shopping list and a menu on a Thursday, and on Wednesday I go through the fridge to see what we need. I list whatever I have thrown away and then think about how I might have used it instead. I can't remember the last time I threw anything away now, leftovers are either incorporated into a meal in the next day or the day after or put in the freezer. I keep a log of all food and that also help me to meal plan and avoid waste.