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Sweet & Sour Turkey Balls #2

Sweet & Sour Turkey Balls #2

Back in October Sue created a Sweet & Soup sauce as we had some Pineapple juice I bought by mistake. We’re working our way through a Turkey thigh and drummer at the moment as they are often on offer just after the festive season. So we thought we’d revisit the recipe – With a few additions and improvements. Lacto Fermented Ginger worked really well, but fresh would be similar.

Ingredients for the battered Turkey:-

300g of cubed Turkey thigh
250g Self raising Flour (Gluten free in our case)
Chinese Five Spice
Turmeric
Onion Salt
Garlic Salt
Soy Sauce (Gluten free here)
Sparling Water

Method:-

(1) Marinade the Turkey cubes in Soy Sauce and Five Spice in the fridge for an hour.
(2) Mix the dry ingredients and dredge the Turkey cubes.
(3) Add sufficient Sprinkling Water to make a thick batter.
(4) Coat the Turkey in batter individually.
(5) Heat the fryer to 170c.
(6) Fry in small batches until they float and are golden brown. If you have a probe you are looking for 76c in the middle, but not much more.
(7) Drain on kitchen paper.

Ingredients for the Sweet & Sour Sauce:-

1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Red Pepper, chopped
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Thumb size piece of fresh or fermented Ginger, minced
Tomato Ketchup
Cider Vinegar
Pineapple Juice
4 Spring Onions, sliced
Chilli Flakes
Cayenne Pepper
Soy Sauce
Salt & Pepper
Oil

Method:-

(1) In a large pan or Wok fry the Onions and then add the Garlic & Ginger with the dry seasonings.
(2) Add The Red Pepper.
(3) Add the Soy Sauce, Tomato Ketchup and Vinegar.
(4) Simmer and add the Pineapple juice.
(5) Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes to reduce.
(6) Add the Spring Onions are stir in.

We served ours on a bed of Rice noodles dressed with fresh Parsley and a sprinkle of additional Spring Onion. This really had all the hallmarks of a good Chinese restaurant Sweet & Sour, without the cost and Gluten. If anything it was more authentic than the real thing! Which sounds daft, but Sweet & Soup isn’t actually an authentic Chinese dish…..

 

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Pork Pandi Curry recipe, eat well on universal credit

This was actually a bit of Pork Loin which was intended for a different recipe, but knives are good when the are sharp!

Ingredients:-

500g of Pork loin, cut into cubes
¼ Tsp of Turmeric
½ Tsp of Chilli Powder
5 Cloves of Garlic, minced
3 Green Chillies, finely chopped
A Thumbnail of Ginger, grated
Juice of 1 Lime
200ml of Stock
1 Onion, finely diced
5 Curry Leaves
Salt to season
1 Tbsp of Punjabi Spice Mix (See Below)
4 Cloves
A handful of Coriander Leaves to garnish
10 Peppercorns
A sprinkle of Black Lime Powder
Oil to fry

Punjabi Spice Mix Ingredients:-

Cumin Seeds
Mustard Seeds
Fenugreek Seeds
Nigella Seeds
Fennel Seeds

Method:-

(1) Toast the Punjadi Spice Mix until it is aromatic and set aside.
(2) When cool add the Cloves and Peppercorns and grind to a fine powder.
(3) Heal Oil in an ovenproof dish or Dutch Oven.
(4) Add the Onions, Garlic, Ginger, Curry Leaves and Chillies.
(5) Fry until softened.
(6) Add the Turmeric & Chilli Powder and stir for a further minute.
(7) Add the Pork and stir to coat with the Onion mixture.
(8) Add the Punjadi Spice Mix and astir well.
(9) Add the Vegetable Stock and allow to simmer.
(10) Add the Coriander Leaves.
(11) Cover with a lid and place in the oven at 160C for 2 to 2 ½ hours.
(12) Return to the hob on a medium heat and allow the sauce to reduce.
(13) Add the Lime juice and sprinkle of Black Lime powder and garnish with Coriander leaves.

We served ours over boiled rice. This was a rich and well spiced dish without excessive heat. Very tasty indeed.

 

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