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CELEBRATIONS
Paul Barker - Individual Christmas Turkey
Breast and the Best Roast Potatoes
Vernetta Lopez - ‘Shepherd’s Pie’
from London, England
It’s actually Cottage Pie but I’ve been getting it wrong for so
many years, I don’t care anymore!
INGREDIENTS
•
4 small turkey breasts (chicken breasts will
also work)
•
8 slices of prosciutto ham
•
Dijon mustard
•
8 cocktail sticks
Here's the recipe - but I can't give you ALL
the details can I…….
Serves 2 with leftovers to fight over the next
day
Stuffing
•
4 pork sausages
•
1 onion (finely grated)
•
2 garlic cloves (finely grated)
•
Zest of 1 lemon
•
1 tsp chopped rosemary
•
1 tsp chopped sage
•
Pinch of salt and pepper
•
Olive oil
•
25g butter
•
Sprigs of thyme
Serving Dish - Square Baking Dish - 8 x 8 x
2.25 inches
INGREDIENTS
• 700g minced beef
• 2 large red onions
• 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons corn flour
• Black and white pepper
• 8 russet potatoes
• 2 pinches of salt
• Half litre full cream milk
• Slightly salted butter
• Shredded cheddar
METHOD - For the stuffing
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands until well combined.
Cover and place in the fridge until ready to use.
METHOD - For the turkey
Preheat an oven to 1800C.
METHOD - The Beef
Sauté 2 chopped large red onions till soft,
add minced beef, add black pepper and
white pepper and toss till separated.
Line the bottom of the dish with 1 layer of
mash. Add beef as next layer, and add final
Add dark soy sauce, continue to sauté until layer of mash by slowly spreading it across
beef turns dark brown.
the beef bit by bit.
Mix corn flour in cold water, add to the beef, Add shredded cheddar generously on top
stir for 4 minutes.
the pie and make sure it reaches all corners
and bake in 180 degree oven until golden
Add secret ingredient and continue stirring. brown.
;)
If you’ve got extra mash and beef, lick the
METHOD - The Potatoes
bowl.
Peel and boil potatoes with a couple of
pinches of salt.
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On a separate board, place a sheet of cling film Once all four are golden brown, place all four
back in the frying pan (or in a suitable oven dish),
large enough to wrap the turkey breast.
cover and place in the preheated oven for 25-30
Overlap 2 slices of prosciutto flat onto the cling minutes or until cooked through.
film to make a “blanket”.
Lightly brush the face up side of the prosciutto Take out of oven to rest before serving.
with Dijon mustard and season with pepper.
Roast Potatoes
1kg good quality roasting potatoes,
Lay one of the turkey breasts flat on top of the •
washed peeled and cut into quarters
prosciutto “blanket”.
•
1 chicken stock cube
3 tbsp goose/duck fat
Place 1/4 of the stuffing on one side of the but- •
terflied breast and roll tightly together along
with the prosciutto blanket.
METHOD
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Remove from the pan and drain off the
water being careful not to break up the
potatoes.
Allow to cool.
In a roasting tray, heat up the goose/duck
fat on the hob until it is sizzling.
Carefully place the potatoes into the sizzling fat and fry on the hob until the edges of the potatoes start to colour.
Preheat the oven to 1800C.
Remove from the hob and place in the
preheated oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour
Place the potatoes into a large heavy bot- turning half way through the cooking
Heat a little olive oil and the butter in a pan. Add
tomed saucepan, cover with water and add time.
a few sprigs of thyme.
the chicken stock cube.
Serve your crispy, golden potatoes along
Let the oil and butter heat up until the thyme is Bring to boil.
sizzling and then remove the thyme.
with the turkey breasts and vegetables of
Reduce heat and simmer until the edges of your choice.
Fry the turkey rolls, two at a time until they are the potatoes begin to break up or crumble.
Secure with toothpicks.
When potatoes start breaking, throw excess
water and start mashing.
Keep adding the butter, white pepper and
about half a litre of full cream milk until
there are no lumps and mash is fluffy. Taste
test. If you go, Mmm, keep going until you
go MMMM!
Butterfly the turkey breasts, place between
sheets of wax paper and flatten out even with a
rolling pin. Repeat for all 4.
golden brown on the outside.
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