Turkey Tagine

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This is the perfect recipe to use up any Christmas leftovers. It’s a nice way to eat something totally different to your traditional Christmas dinner.

Turkey Tagine

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

10

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

55

MINUTES

CUISINE

COURSE

Main

Method

  1. Mix the spices, ground almonds, honey, sultanas and tomatoes in a large bowl and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a casserole pot and cook the onions, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the carrots and parsnips, and cook for 8 minutes until starting to soften and colour a little.

  3. Stir in the spices, ground almonds, honey, sultanas and tomatoes. Season, bring to a simmer and cook for 25-30 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add the turkey and simmer for 5 minutes to warm through.

  4. Ladle the cooked tagine into warmed serving bowls. Sprinkle over the coriander and almonds. Serve with couscous and Greek yoghurt

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 onions, thickly sliced

  • 3 carrots, thickly sliced on the diagonal

  • 3 parsnips, thickly sliced on the diagonal

  • 5 garlic cloves, crushed

  • Thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated

  • 1 tsp cumin

  • 1 tsp coriander

  • 1 tsp turmeric

  • 500ml turkey or chicken stock

  • 400g can chopped tomatoes

  • Handful of sultanas

  • 300g leftover turkey, cut into chunks

  • 2 tbsp of honey

  • 2 tbsp ground almonds

  • Handful of coriander, roughly chopped

  • Handful of flaked almonds

  • To serve:

  • Couscous

  • Greek yoghurt

Method

  1. Mix the spices, ground almonds, honey, sultanas and tomatoes in a large bowl and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a casserole pot and cook the onions, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the carrots and parsnips, and cook for 8 minutes until starting to soften and colour a little.

  3. Stir in the spices, ground almonds, honey, sultanas and tomatoes. Season, bring to a simmer and cook for 25-30 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add the turkey and simmer for 5 minutes to warm through.

  4. Ladle the cooked tagine into warmed serving bowls. Sprinkle over the coriander and almonds. Serve with couscous and Greek yoghurt

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