Cooked turkey, sweetcorn kernels and diced new potatoes with onion, carrot and hints of garlic, all served in a rich broth made from turkey stock, milk and cream and thickened with a roux. Serves 4 - 6
Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
Melt a quarter of the butter in the casserole dish over a moderately hot heat and cook the bacon until crispy.
Remove from the pan into a bowl lined with kitchen paper.
Add the remaining butter, along with the chopped onion and carrots and cook for around 5 minutes until softened and slightly caramelised.
Add the finely chopped garlic and cook for a further minute.
Now add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
Pour in the stock and milk all at once and stir well until the mixture comes to the boil and thickens. Simmer for a couple of minutes.
Add the chopped potatoes, bay leaf and salt and cook for 5 – 10 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
Then add the sweetcorn and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Stir in the turkey and cream and stir to mix. Adjust seasoning and add more salt and/or pepper, if necessary.
Serve: with chunks of warm fresh bread, in warmed bowls garnished with the crispy bacon, sliced spring onions, chopped parsley and a drizzle of cream.
Equipment:
Turkey stock:
I made this using the turkey bones. I reduced 1 litre to 500ml to increase the flavour. It was based on my Chicken Stock recipe but I increased the number of onions and carrots.