Three Ways To Repurpose Your Christmas Turkey
Put your turkey scraps to good use this Christmas and turn them into an exciting boxing day feast using one of our three recipes to help keep your waste and effort as low as possible. After all the planning, preparation and tending to an elaborate roast on the big day, the last thing you want is to find yourself stuck in front of a stove for too long again over the festive period.
That’s why we want to make boxing day dinner as stress-free and low-maintenance as possible. These three recipes are all quick, delicious and low-effort. These recipes will have you serving up a fresh and flavoursome boxing day dinner in no time at all, while also helping use up some of those pesky leftovers! If you like the look of these recipes, why not take a look at our sister company FeastBox? With ingredients delivered to your door and recipes packed with authentic flavours from around the world you'd be crazy not to.
Turkey SSAM Cups
These fiery Korean turkey ssam cups are light, vibrant parcels of spice ideal for cutting through any stodginess felt from the day before. Best served with everyone around the table in a shared ritual or spread, everyone can build their own ssam cups just how they like, helping to really take the leg work out of the cooking and prep required.
Easy to assemble and using ingredients you’ll mostly have in your cupboards, this recipe really is the simplest way to repurpose your day-old turkey into something that little bit different. These are incredibly quick to make and require only one pan, so less washing up too!
Ingredients
Turkey Dressing
300g leftover shredded turkey
1x tsp of grated ginger
1x spring onion sliced
1x tsp sesame oil
1x tbsp soy sauce
Spicy Sauce
1x garlic clove crushed
1x finely chopped deseeded red chilli
1x tbsp mirin
1x lime
1x tsp fish sauce
1x tbsp water
Pinch of sugar
To Serve
10-12 Little Gem leaves
1x carrot grated
Coriander leaves chopped
1x spring onion finely sliced
12 cucumber slices
Kimchi
1x tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Method
First, heat your oil over medium heat and add the grated ginger and spring onions. After these become fragrant, add your turkey. Drizzle over your sesame oil and soy sauce and stir well. Remove from the stove when hot and ready.
Combine all the ingredients for the spicy sauce, stir and set aside.
On a plate arrange the lettuce leaves then spoon the turkey into each lettuce cup and top with the grated carrot, sliced cucumber, coriander, spring onions and kimchi. Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds on top and finally spoon some spicy sauce into each cup, or use it as a sharing dip!
TURKEY TIKKA MASALA
Curries at Christmas have become part of the festive tradition nearly as much as presents under the tree! This Turkey Tikka Masala is quick, easy and made in just one pot, so no more cleaning up. Truly the perfect boxing day dish!
From start to finish in just 30 minutes, with our Tikka Masala recipe spicing up your festive leftovers has never been easier.
INGREDIENTS
1x onion finely chopped
3x garlic cloves crushed
1x tsp of grated ginger
1x green chilli finely chopped
1x tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp garam masala
50g ground almonds or cashew nuts
200g passata
100ml double cream
50ml natural yoghurt
300g leftover turkey
1 bunch coriander
METHOD
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and fry the chopped onions with a large pinch of salt for 8-10 mins until golden and soft, stirring regularly.
Next add the ginger, garlic and green chilli and fry for a further 2 minutes before adding in all the spices except for the garam masala and cook for a further 3 minutes. Stir in the passata and ground nuts and bring to a simmer. Cook for a further 8-10 minutes.
Add the garam masala and stir in the cream and yoghurt and mix thoroughly, return the sauce to a simmer. Next, add the turkey and continue to simmer for another 4-5 minutes. Scatter over some coriander on top and serve with rice and naan bread on the side.
VIETNAMESE TURKEY PHO
If you want something light on boxing day to counteract all the other heavy foods you’re having over the festive period, our Turkey Vietnamese Pho is the perfect hearty dish for you. Vietnamese cooking prides itself on being refreshing and healthy, using minimal oil and dairy to really let the aromatic broth be the star of the dish.
Ingredients
250g leftover cooked turkey
200g Flat rice noodles
1x onion sliced
1300ml chicken stock
1x star anise
8x black peppercorns
¼ tsp white pepper
1x finely sliced spring onion
1x slice of ginger
1 tbsp fish sauce
1x finely sliced red chilli sliced
1x lime quartered into wedges
Handful of beansprouts
1 bunch Thai basil
1 bunch coriander
1 bunch mint
Method
In a large saucepan over medium heat place the sliced onions, black peppercorns, star anise, sliced ginger, chicken stock and half of the white pepper. Bring up to the boil then simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the fish sauce and a squeeze of one of the lime wedges into the pan.
Next, add the rice noodles and cook for 5 minutes before adding the turkey for 1 minute. Take it off the heat.
Divide the noodles and soup between your bowls, removing the star anise and peppercorns so as to not eat. Finally, top each bowl with beansprouts and garnish with a lime wedge and herbs and chillies to taste.
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