The turkey has been stuffed, roasted, eaten, packed up... what to do with the leftovers? After our second turkey of the season, we started searching for new options. Turkey pot pie is good stuff, but when it comes to turkey, "too much of a good thing" comes on very fast.
Mom ruffled through her tattered collection of collected recipes, searching for a dish she'd had at a party years ago. We scanned through the recipe and made some major changes... this is what we came up with. It's kind of like a festive version of pulled pork (but with turkey).
Disclaimer: this dish does not look good. That's why there's only one picture. But it tastes good. Promise.
5 - 6 cups leftover turkey, in small-ish pieces (deboned)
3 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons orange rind, grated
1 1/2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 cups cranberries
3/4 cup canned cranberry sauce
- Brown turkey in butter in large saucepan. Sprinkle with salt.
- Stir in onion, ginger, cinnamon, orange rind, and orange juice. Bring to gentle boil.
- Add almonds (original recipe called for chopped walnuts... those would probably work too) and cranberries. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, until cranberries are soft.
Serve over rice... or try some on a sandwich.
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