Sweet and Sour Turkey

I cooked a big turkey on Sunday and my leftovers today become Sweet and Sour Turkey. With the new way of ordering food, turkey seems like a good choice. It’s available and versatile. My family loves turkey pot pie with leftovers, but I was thinking more Asian flavours.

When I make tuna salad and potato salad, I always add relish or sweet pickles. Today I experiment with adding this condiment to the turkey. We’ll see and my grandson never lies. LOL Although he did tell me that he could eat pasta every night.

In Italian sweet and sour is agro/dolce. Try this recipes https://recipesatmytable.com/agrodolce-tomato-basil-turkey-meatballs/

Sweet and Sour??

Sweet and sour chicken originated in China sometime in the 18th century. The deep fried chicken in most sweet and sour recipes makes them extra comforting. My roasted turkey gives this dish a lighter flair. One thing for sure, I serve it right out of the wok, nice and hot. A simple side of plain rice is all we need.

In every sweet and sour sauce there is some combination of ketchup, chilli and plum sauce and of corse lemon juice. I switched the lemon with orange and added the zest for some zing. As usual, my Sicilian roots tell me to add some nutmeg for that mysterious element. Play with your recipes, it’s the best. One of my friends uses vinegar and tomato paste in hers.

Here is my spin on sweet and sour turkey

Ingredients

2 stalks celery
2 large carrots
1 onion
1 bunch broccoli
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup relish or sweet sliced pickles
1 can pineapple undrained (398 ml)
2 tbs soy sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tbsp chilli sauce
the juice and zest of 1/2 an orange
4 cups cooked turkey
3 tbsp toasted almonds

The process

Cut all the vegetables.

Stir-fry in canola oil for a few minutes.

Combine chicken broth, corn starch, brown sugar, soy sauce, ketchup , orange juice and chilli sauce and pour over vegetables. Put on a lid and simmer for a few minutes.