You know what? There's a big wide world out there, it's called 'real life' - I suggest some of you...
You know what? There's a big wide world out there, it's called 'real life' - I suggest some of you get out and see a bit of it! I'm off now so I'll see ya round.
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Did you notice I didn't include the word Gobble in my title? For today I thought I'd dispense with the crude world of double entendres and pay homage to the simplicity that is Bernard Matthews.
OK, so I ended up with this wafer thin cooked turkey by accident. A rather STUPID accident (Mark!) but an accident non the less. I sent Mark to Tesco for some turkey for a stir fry, thinking he'd pick a couple of turkey breasts up. Unfortunately, Mark wasn't blessed with the common sense gene and arrived home carrying a suspiciously light carrier bag containing..... yep, you guessed it, Bernard Matthews wafer thin turkey... Obviously we won't be having stir fry tonight so I thought we'd just have a sandwich and crisps for tea.
oOoOo THE PACKET oOoOo
It's a cute little affair. A see through plastic container that shows the pale turkey meat is all tangled up together and has compacted into a block. The
top of the packet shows a sandwich stuffed with more turkey than I'd have on a dinner and nutritional info (54 cals and 2.6g fat per 37.5g serving), the famous Bernard Matthews 'country house' logo, ingredients and the reassurance that this is 92% fat free. This is very good news as I'm currently on a diet (sort of...) and getting bored of the usual extremely dry ham sandwiches at lunchtime.
Looking at the ingredients, I see this meat is made up of 60% turkey and although there are many other things in this list (including E numbers 407, 451, 450 and 452) there isn't really anything to add bulk to it so I'm quite confident that what I'm eating is more or less meat.
oOoOo THE TURKEY oOoOo
Peeling the lid back (or rather peeling it halfway back and then having to cut because it got stuck), a smell comes out of the packet. It's not a very pleasant aroma and is quite a musty smell. This goes in literally seconds and you're left with... well, no smell at all unless you're in the habit of sticking pieces of turkey up your nose - then there's a vague smell of meat. The first thing to do when you buy a packet of this meat is to separate each slice of turkey from it's neighbour and stick it in a plastic box so you can pop it in the fridge when you've taken out what you need.
The slices of turkey are cut into very pale rounds and I'm pleasantly surprised when I nibble on one whilst doing the sandwiches. I don't really eat a lot of turkey as I find it too dry and lacking in flavour but this turkey was lovely. It was more moist than the strips of damp cardboard a lot of the supermarkets seem to be selling under the vague description of 'Cooked Meats' and I'd go as far to say it wasn't as dry as 'proper' turkey when you have what's left after Christmas dinner on a sandwich. I can eat a slice of this on it's own, but give me a slice of normal roast turkey on it's own and you'll have me reaching for a glass of water to help it on it's journey from my mouth to my stomach! The turkey has quite a rich taste considering how thin each slice is and the taste lingers for a minute or two after you've finished eating. And you really can taste the turkey in these slices, which compared to Kwik Save's own branded turkey slices is a feat in itself! There's also another flavour in there but I can't think (or see in the ingredients) what it might be so am assuming it's part of the 'flavouring' that is mentioned but not expanded upon.
oOoOo WHAT ELSE? oOoOo
This 150g pack cost 99p from Tesco and is available at all of the supermarkets. It's uses aren't limited to sandwiches either, oh no. Stick a pile of it on a plate with a salad for a delicious healthy lunch, wrap it around chunks of cheese and secure with cocktail sticks, rip a couple of slices up and sprinkle them on top of a pizza before cooking it or simply nibble on a piece while you're cooking dinner. It's so versatile I'm sure you'll think of something! A pack contains enough for 4 sandwiches if you're pigs like me and Mark and have thick sarnies but if you're one of those strange people who like more bread than filling then this pack will easily do you for 7 or 8 sandwiches. Don't forget though that even though it has to be kept in the fridge you must eat the lot within 3 days. There's always a quick recipe on the back of the lid to the turkey and I thought I'd share the one on my pack. :o)
*~*~*~* Turkey Hash *~*~*~*
150g wafer thin cooked turkey, cut into strips 500g cooked new potatoes, sliced 1 onion, diced 1 red pepper, diced 2 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 4 beaten eggs 1/4 pint single cream 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce 1 tsp hot curry powder 1 tbsp vegetable oil Salt & pepper
Heat oil in a large frying pan and gently cook the onion, garlic and red pepper. Add the potatoes, parsley and turkey. Combine the cream, egg, curry powder, Worcestershire sauce and seasoning. Add to the pan and cook until firm to the touch over a gentle heat for approximately 10 minutes. Brown the top under the grill and serve hot.
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Thanks for reading. :o)
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