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Sweet & sour turkey

Sweet & sour turkey

If you've had a lovely roast turkey, don't waste the leftovers, use them up in this delicious sweet and sour recipe

Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 15 mins
Calories per serving (kcal): 311
Fat per serving (grams): 2.1

What you need:

  • 500g cooked turkey, diced
  • 2 tblsp oil
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 120g carrots, thinly sliced julienne size
  • 300ml chicken stock
  • 300ml water + pineapple juice
  • 25g brown sugar
  • 1tblsp soy sauce
  • 1 tblsp vinegar
  • 1 tblsp tomato puree
  • ½ tsp dry mustard
  • 200g pineapple chunks
  • 2 tsp cornflour
  • Seasoning

What you do:

  1. Heat the oil and fry the onions and carrots. Add the stock and pineapple juice.
  2. Add the sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, tomato puree, mustard and seasoning. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
  3. Add the pineapple pieces and turkey. Thicken with blended cornflour and serve with rice.

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