New Years Day Tasty Hot & Cold Meal Recipes -Turkey Leftover Makeover
Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
by Kacycarr
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What is the worst thing that can happen when Christmas dinner is over, no not indigestion? Could it be gravy stains down your crisp white shirt/blouse? Things like this can certainly upset the mood; but the worst thing that can happen is discarding the turkey carcass. If you have never got to grips with a turkey carcass before now then you won`t know how just much bird meat is left clinging to the bones, that can be put to good use. How many of us embarrassingly have the audacity to cry poverty at the time of paying for the poultry, only to waste the best part of it (neck giblets and wings.) You will find people think they pay too much for a turkey for what they get. Well of course they would think this when they throw half the bird away. Salvage whatever flesh is left on the bones, and you can bet you will never have cause to quibble over whether you're getting your money`s worth again. You need to think of the starving and be thankful and grateful and not to waste.
In the Netherlands, anything in the form of a ring is considered lucky because it represents coming full circle, completing a year's cycle. So the Dutch eat plenty of doughnuts at New Year's. They say in the American South, that if peas are eaten on New Year's Day, you'll have plenty of everything the rest of the year. The Germans eat pork with sauerkraut which is considered a lucky dish because the cabbage leaves are supposed to represent paper money. The Brazilians like lentils and more so when cooked with pork. In Brazil, as in Italy, small coin-shaped lentils are served up to denote wealth. No matter which part of the world you live or originate the palette is always serviced well with healthy nutritious foods. Is this not the reason aside from the baking sun that the brits travel abroad to taste the fine cuisines of other countries. Now that's an idea, a change of scene to eat out on New Year`s day in a foreign country. Or you can consider bringing another country into your own kitchen.
In Greece, St. Basil's Cake is served with a gold or silver coin inside. The first cake slice is for St. Basil (New Year's Day coincides with St. Basil's Day, which is named for one of the forefathers of the Greek Orthodox Church,) the second cutting is for the house and the next slices go to the eldest resident down to the youngest. The lucky person to find the coin gets luckier being blessed with good fortune. For the Vietnamese, watermelon is a sign of luck. Rice turns up on New Year's tables from Vietnam to Scandinavia, where a rice pudding is served. Like the St. Basil's coin, an almond is hidden in the dessert. In Spain and Portugal, as well as Mexico it's tradition to eat a dozen grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve. Myth has it that, Spain enjoyed a colossal grape crop at the turn of the 20th Century. The Spaniards considered that a huge stroke of luck, so 12 grapes from a bunch is eaten in celebration and to ensure another 12 months of happiness. At the turn of midnight in England we hold hands and sing Auld Langs Syne. Talking of grapes why not make your own wine for new years day festivities.
Turkey Recipes using the leftovers? Turkey goes a long way, and 8-9lb weight is sufficient to feed the mouths of 5-6 people.
Turkey sandwich
Use turkey slices in ciabatta rolls, baguettes, on sliced warm whole meal bread, or sandwiched in toast. Ingredients that you can add for extra flavor and that will spice up the butty.
- Chopped lettuce leaves
- sliced avocado or onion
- tomatoes and cucumber
- cooked ham or crispy bacon
- hardboiled egg
- blue cheese or other
- Flavor turkey sandwiches with mustard, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pickles, mayonnaise, sliced gherkins, radishes or pickled beetroot. If you want zing then add tart pickled onions or red cabbage. At the end of the day whatever you put on your sandwich is up to you, making a tasty sandwich will boil down to personal taste, the most important thing is whatever fills your bread slices is that you do not waste.
- Toss turkey with toasted, unsalted cashews, sliced fresh mango and lettuce leaves. Drizzle over with light vinaigrette.
- Mix turkey with cubed avocado, thinly sliced both yellow and red pepper, tinned sweet-corn and halved cherry tomatoes. Dress with olive oil blended with lime juice and chilli.
- Grate leftover turkey and add to cooked thin rice noodles. Finely mince up salad leaves and spring onions. Prepare tapered carrots and cucumber and dress with a mix of 2 parts light soy sauce to 1 part sweet chilli sauce.
- Add turkey chunks to cold cous-cous and red pepper. Other ingredients for savory mix are tinned chickpeas, feta cheese and a couple of stone less black olives. For zest pour over preferred amount of lemon vinaigrette.
- We have goat curry, chicken and beef curry, so why not turkey curry. Mix curry paste into low calorie mayonnaise and use to dress leftover turkey. Serve on spinach leaves, with a rice salad. Or stew up a vegetable and turkey curry and serve with rice and naan bread.
- Buy a jar of quick mix tomato pasta sauce and add turkey. Serve with rice or noodles or French fries.
- Tarragon turkey Add chopped turkey bits to a white sauce made with semi-skimmed milk. Flavor with tarragon, add sweet corn and mushrooms. Put in a pie dish, top with pastry and bake or, mashed potatoes if you prefer.
- Stir-fry Add shredded turkey to stir fries, made with shredded Chinese leaves, onions and other vegetables, and served with noodles.
- Turkey hash an all time favorite of turkey leftover recipes and easy to make. Saut sliced onions and peppers, add turkey pieces and cook. Make hollows in mixture, crack a raw egg into each one and cook under hot grill or in the oven until set. Serve with crusty bread and a tomato salad. Salad ingredients can be of your own choosing.
- Turkey broth or turkey soup - Skin as much flesh of the bones and put in a pot and add vegetables of your choice and boil till vegetables are cooked and season as required. The same applies to a turkey casserole i.e. vegetables, only cooked in the oven.
- Cover turkey at earliest convenience as soon as carved so it is not standing. Keep in the fridge.
- Whatever turkey is not frozen then a 3 day limit is the norm for it to be eaten
- Reheating meats more than once can be a serious health risk. Bacteria can derive from doing this making you seriously ill and could cause food poisoning.
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