| If your turkey's dry, and tasteless, your cooking it wrong. If
you're cooking a whole turkey, place it breast-side down in the pan.
The meat should stay moister this way. The only draw back is the skin
won't brown on the breast side. This shouldn't matter to you(or I),
seeing the skin is off-limets for you(and I) on a reduced fat diet.
Now, if you realy want to give your turkey meat some flavor. Do
what I do. Buy Turkey fillets(I like Predue's), and marinate them
for at least 24 hours in Wish Bone *Lite* salad dressing. Then grill
them. You can mix a little ~RED HOT~ sauce, B-B-Q sauce, and/or your
favorite spices in with the dressing to change the taste to your
desire. The Wish Bone Lite has no added oils, and a 8oz. bottle is
under 100 cals.(12 a serve I think) You can also chop the t-fillets
up, and make Turkabobs. Don't laugh, they're good. This is how I make
them.
(Quantities all depend on what you like, and how you like them)
You'll need
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Turkey fillets
Fresh Whole Mushrooms
Onions
Peppers (green, red, and/or yellow)
Cherry Tomatos
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*All veggies should be washed before using.(esp. the mushrooms)
Cube turkey (the smaller the cube, the less time on the grill)
Now marinate turkey with mushrooms (about 24 hrs., or to your taste)
*I usually wait 'til a couple hours before the cooking time to chop
the veggies for freshness*
Now chop the onions, and peppers into good "skewerable" peices.
Now par-nuke the onions first(they take longer), then the peppers.
*I like my Onions, and peppers to still have a snap to them when bitten
in to before they're put on the grill. This also is a matter of taste.*
********DON'T PAR-NUKE THE CHERRY TOMATOS*********
They not only don't need it, but they'll make a lovley mess in your
microwave.
So, every things done, and it's almost time to cook. Now slide it all
on skewers in what ever order.
*If your not an animal like me :^), and eat you Ka-bobs with a fork,
on a plate. Slid every thing before the cherry tomato off first. Then
slide the cherry tomato off by it's self, and repeat. It will save you
from a painful lesson, as the ~HOT~ cherry tomato squishes under the
pressure of the other foods on either side. It tends to squirt hot
tomato juice on you, and you don't have to guess how I fond that
out:^).
I've found cooking time to vary due to a number of factors. Just pick
a piece now, and then to tell.(you won't have to try to remember this
part, it'll come naturally:^)
John
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| I use ground turkey as a replacement for ground beef in many recipes.
For example, meatloaf, chili, or taco filling. I also frequently buy
turkey thighs, skin and bone them, cut into cubes and use in my
favorite beef stew recipe. I've also used it for curry instead of
lamb.
Try this for salmon, or other fish:
Mix together 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon soy sauce.
Spread over the salmon and broil. You could add pressed garlic,
if desired. It's really tasty and really low calorie.
Good luck with the diet.
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I cook the whole boneless turkey breasts that you can get in the
frozen food section in my crock pot. This keeps the meat nice and
moist. Here's the recipe I use:
3/4 C dry while wine
1/2 C chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
1 bay leaf
1 3 to 3 1/2 pound frozen boneless turkey roast
1 teaspoon dried, crushed rosemary
1/4 teaspoon pepper
In a 3 to 6 quart crock pot combine white wine, onion, garlic and
bay leaf. If turkey roast is wrapped in netting, remove netting
and discard. (and gravy packet if present). Combine rosemary and pepper.
Rub roast with rosemary mixture. Place turkey in crock pot.
Cook on low heat setting for 10 - 12 hours or on high for 5 - 6 hours.
If you want to make a gravy -
strain cooking juices and discard solids. Skim off fat.
In a saucepan, measure 1 1/3 C juices. Combine 1/3 C skim
milk and 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and stir into the juices.
(The recipe also calls for 1/8 tsp salt, which I leave out)
Cook and stir til thick.
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| Hi, I hate to be a wet blanket but.......
Salmon is very high in fat....67% to be nearly exact. That's way too
high for a diet. Some cuts of red meat have less fat than salmon.
I wonder if your doctor realizes this.
Chicken, turkey, water packed tuna are your best bets if you feel you
need to eat meat. Have you ever tried legumes (beans)? They have
hardly any fat at all and are loaded with protein and calcium. You may
want to look into it.
Warm Regards,
Janet
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