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Friday, September 3, 2010

Turkey drumsticks

I've started getting very good savory turkey drumsticks with a cooking method that is similar to the Persian Khoresh. With turkey drumsticks, I mostly cook the meat with skin on because there is not much fat.

Recipe: Turkey drumsticks spicy stew (2 drumsticks)

Ingredients:
- 2 turkey drumsticks
- 1 small potato, coarsely cubed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 small carrot, cubed
- 1/2 tp salt
- 1/2 tp garlic powder
- 1 tp turmeric
- 1/4 tp cumin
- 1-2 whole allspice
- 1/4 tp whole mustard
- 1/4 tp hot chilly pepper powder or 1/2 tp flakes
- 1 cup meat stock
- enough water to cover the meat while cooking

Procedure:
1. Wash drumsticks. Then boil drumsticks with onion and all the spices in meat stock or water for about 1 hour. For the first 15 minutes, use med-high heat. Make sure that the liquid is in a rolling boil. Then turn heat down to low-med, cover with lid and let simmer for the remaining 45 minutes. Turn heat off. Allow to sit on stove top, covered.
2. Half an hour before serving, add potato and carrot. Bring back to boil, and allow to boil for 20-30 minutes. Serve hot. Or let chill overnight. Stew tastes even better when left overnight.
3. If cauliflower or other fast-cooking vegetables are used, then boil them separately in the stew's liquid for 5-10 minutes. Remove vegetables from liquid. Then thicken the liquid and pour back onto the vegetables to serve.

How my hubby enjoys this dish! Though cooked vegetables are not his favorite, he often finishes off the vegetables cooked in this savory stew.

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