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Butter Basted Turkey Dinner

Butter Basted Turkey Dinner

It’s very unusual that we actually have a Sunday Roast on Sunday. Somehow this seems to be a midweek gig here. But I happened across this Butter and Herb basted Turkey breast cut in the discount fridge at half price. £2.50 for plenty of meat for two humans, Smooh the cat and some leftovers for a pack-up. Sorted!

For the Vegetables we had a few bits and bobs in the fridge which needed using:-

Bendy Carrots, to boil
1 Parsnip and Potatoes, to roast
Elderly Broccoli, to boil
Tired Mushroom, for Mushroom gravy.

Sage and Rosemary Yorkshire Puddings are a must here with a roast. Mostly because I can forage both locally and we love the added dimension:-

Ingredients:-

100g Cornflour
150ml Milk
3 eggs
Salt & fresh ground Black Pepper
1 sprig of fresh Rosemary, finely chopped
3 short sprigs of Sage, finely chopped

Method:-

(1) Heat your oiled Yorkshire Pudding tray in the oven at 220c until the oil is smoking.
(2) Whisk all the ingredients vigorously.
(3) Pour into the tray and return to the oven very quickly.
(4) Cook at 220c for 10 minutes the reduce the temperature to 180c.
(5) Cook for a further 25 minutes.

Mushroom Gravy:-

Ingredients:-
Ingredients:-
Gluten free Gravy Granules
Turkey Stock from the roast
Mushrooms, roughly cut
½ Tsp of Wholegrain Mustard

Method:-

(1) Mix the Gravy Granules with water and simmer as usual.
(2) Add the Mushrooms.
(3) Add the Wholegrain Mustard.
(4) Add Turkey Stock once the Turkey is cooked and ready to serve.
(5) Stir and serve.

Pretty good really. We’d not normally buy Turkey breast as we both prefer the leg and thigh meat. But yellow sticker you know!
 

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Lamb Neck Fillet

Although Lamb is traditional at this time of year we can’t realistically justify spending £20+ on a leg of Larry. So we went for a neck Fillet. It was very tender and tasty after long slow cooking.

Ingredients:-

1 Lamb Neck Fillet, seasoned with Salt & Pepper
1 Onion, Sliced
1 Leek, sliced lengthways
1 Carrot, finely batoned
1 head of Garlic, halved
a few Black Peppercorns
2 Bay Leaves
1 Tsp of dried Rosemary
4ml of Stock
125Ml of White Wine
1 Tbsp of Tomato Puree
1 Tbsp of cornflour with water
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Sear the seasoned Lamb on all sides in a little Oil and place in a casserole dish.
(2) In the same pan fry the Onion, Leek, Carrot and Garlic, until they have softened.
(3) Stir in the Tomato Puree then add the Wine and Stock.
(4) Add the Peppercorns, Rosemary and Bay Leaves.
(5) Stir in the Cornflour mix and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
(6) Pour the sauce over the Lamb and place in the oven covered.
(7) Cook for 3 hours at 160c.

We served ours with Leeks, Carrots, Peas and roast Potatoes.

 

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