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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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Nasi Goreing with Lime and BBQ Chicken recipe

Ingredients for the BBQ Chicken marinade:-

500g of Boneless Chicken Thighs
3 cloves og Garlic, minces
1 Tbsp of Sugar
1 Tsp of ground White Pepper
1 Tbsp of Fish Sauce
Juice of 1 Lime

Method:-

(1) Cut the Chicken into bite sized pieces.
(2) Place in a large bowl.
(3) Add the marinade and stir to coat.
(4) Allow to marinade for at least 2 hours.
(5) Thread the Chicken onto skewers and place in the fridge until needed.
(6) When you are ready to assemble your dish cook the Chicken on a griddle pan until caramelised and cooked through.
(7) Set aside until you are ready to build your plates.

Ingredients for the Nasi Goreing Paste:-

2 Tbsp of Oil
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
50g of Shallots, chopped
25g Sesame Paste
2 Chillies ,sliced
1 Tsp of Shrimp Paste
Salt to season

Method:-

(1) Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend to a paste.

Ingredients for the Nasi Goreing:-

200g of Long grained Rice
2 Shallots, finely sliced
2 Eggs
1 Tbsp of Tomato Puree
1 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free for us)
½ a Cucumber, sliced and de seeded
6 Spring Onions, sliced Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper to season
1 Tbsp of Kepac Manis ( Gluten free Soy Sauce, Brown Sauce, Rice Flour & Water)

Method:-

(1) Cook the Rice until it is tender, drain, rinse with boiling water and set aside to cool.
(2) Heat Oil in a large frying pan or Wok and add the Shallots – fry until golden and crispy.
(3) Remove and set aside on kitchen paper to drain.
(4) Beat the Egg, season with Salt & Pepper.
(5) In a smaller frying pan heat Oil over a medium heat and add 1/3 of the Egg and fry until it has set.
(6) Flip over and cook until fully set.
(7) Removed and roll up tightly.
(8) Repeat steps (5) to (7) three more times.
(9) Thinly slice the cooked Egg into strips.
(10) Heat a large frying pan or Wok over a high heat and add Oil.
(11) Add the Nasi Goreing Paste and fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
(12) Add the Tomato Puree and cook for a further few seconds.
(13) Add the Rice and fry until heated through.
(14) Add the BBQed Chicken, crispy fried Shallots and strips of Omelette and stir for a minute gently.
(15) Add the Soy Sauce, Cucumber and most of the Spring Onion, tossing to combine.
(16) Serve garnished with the remaining Spring Onion.

This was not a ‘pretty’ dish, but the flavours were outstanding.
 

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