Sweet And Sour Turkey Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR TURKEY PATTIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and grease a 9x12 inch baking dish.
• Mix the ground turkey, bread crumbs, onion, egg, salt, and pepper in a bowl, and form into 6 patties. Place the patties in the prepared baking dish.
• Stir together the maple syrup, ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and oil in a bowl, and set aside.
• Bake the patties in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, remove from oven, and turn them over.
• Drizzle the patties with the maple syrup mixture, return to the oven, and bake until the patties are browned and the sauce is bubbling and thickened, about 45 minutes.

SWEET 'N' SOUR TURKEY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and brown sugar. Stir in the broth, soy sauce and lemon juice until smooth; set aside. , In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry the celery, carrots and onion in butter for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir broth mixture; gradually add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the turkey, pineapple and almonds; heat through. Serve over rice.

SWEET AND SOUR TURKEY MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and mustard; set aside. In another bowl, combine the egg, onion, crackers, parsley, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons reserved tomato mixture. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into a 4x3-in. oval., Place in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with remaining tomato mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 165°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

SWEET-AND-SOUR TURKEY

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together egg and 4 tablespoons cornstarch. Add turkey; set aside. In another bowl, whisk together vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, stock, and remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add oil. Using a slotted spoon, transfer coated turkey to hot pan. Cook, tossing occasionally, until meat is golden brown on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer turkey to a plate; set aside.
• Add carrot and 3/4 cup water to pan. Cook, stirring, until water has evaporated and carrot pieces are soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour in vinegar mixture; bring to a simmer, stirring. Add bell pepper; cook, stirring, until sauce is thick and shiny, about 2 minutes. Stir in peas, pineapple, and turkey. Serve warm.

SWEET AND SOUR TURKEY TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Drain pineapple chunks and set fruit aside. Combine pineapple juice with chicken broth, apricot preserves, vinegar, and soy sauce in a small bowl.
• Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add tenderloins to the cold skillet and place over medium heat. Cook until browned, 7 to 8 minutes, turning halfway through. Remove tenderloins to a plate.
• Add carrots and onion to the skillet, adding a little cooking spray or broth if needed. Saute for 3 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and saute for 1 more minute.
• Pour in pineapple juice mixture and return tenderloins to the skillet. Cover and simmer over low heat until tenderloins are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove tenderloins from the skillet and slice; keep warm.
• Stir cornstarch and water together in a small dish until smooth. Add to the skillet with the reserved pineapple chunks. Cook over medium heat until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve over sliced tenderloins.

SWEET-N-SOUR TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine turkey, garlic and herb seasoning, egg white and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper. Mix well and shape mixture into about 32 meatballs. Place meatballs in bottom of slow cooker.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, broth, chili sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and thyme. Pour mixture over meatballs.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Serve half of the Meatballs with Mashed Red Potatoes and Steamed Broccoli. Refrigerate the other half for Turkey-Stuffed Zucchini Boats later in the week.
• Place potatoes and garlic cloves in a large saucepan and pour over enough water to cover. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Boil 8 minutes until potatoes are fork-tender. Drain and return potatoes and garlic cloves to pan. Mash in sour cream until desired consistency. Fold in chives. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

SWEET & SOUR TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix all meatball ingredients together in a medium bowl, roll into balls and place in glass baking dish lined with foil. *If using ground turkey you may want to add a little oil to tinfoil, or turn often during cooking*.
• Bake at 400 F for 20-30 mins, or until cooked through.
• Remove meatballs from pan, discard tinfoil, replace meatballs, set aside.
• In a small saucepan combine sugar and flour, mix until well blended.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and cook over medium heat stirring often until thickened slightly, about 5-10 min *If you like a more tangy sauce you can replace as much of the water with white vinegar as you'd like*.
• Pour the sauce over the prepared meatballs, cover with foil and bake in the oven at 350 F for 30 minutes Stir once or twice during baking.
• Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes, serve over rice.