Simple Turkey Gratin recipe

Turkey Gratin recipe

Slow cooked Turkey tagine using turkey legs and wings

The beauty about this recipe is that it can be used as the base for many others! Add vegetables, maybe some left over ham, forget the gratin topping and put on a pastry top – you get the idea! It is adaptable to whatever you have on the day, and also a really good one to freeze. If you have less turkey, simply make less sauce.

Created by friend of Bramble Farm Turkeys, Ruth Macintyre of Ruth’s Little Kitchen, there is no salt added to the recipe as the parmesan already has plenty – we would recommend tasting the sauce before you add it in.

Cooking time - 25-30 mins

Ingredients

• 500-800g cooked turkey

• 50-75g fresh breadcrumbs (fresh ideally)

• 60g of parmesan cheese, grated

• 50g butter- plus a little extra to butter dish

• 3 tbsp plain flour

• 400 ml chicken or turkey stock

• 300ml single cream

• 2 tsp of Dijon mustard

Method

1. Pre heat oven to 180°C/Fan160C/Gas No. 4

2. In a bowl add a quarter of the cheese, breadcrumbs and a good grind of black pepper – mix well

3. On a medium heat, melt the butter and when foaming,stir in flour, cook for 1 minute

4. Whilst constantly stirring, slowly add all the stock and then add the cream – when all is added keep stirring for another 5 minutes.

5. Add the mustard and salt and pepper.

6. Take off the heat and then add the rest of the cheese and turkey- mix

7. Add the turkey mixture into a buttered heatproof dish.

8. Evenly sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the top.

9. Bake in the oven for 20 mins or until topping is crispy and bubbling

10. Suitable to freeze. To cook, defrost in the fridge overnight and cook as normal

Serving suggestions:

• Serve with salad or some steamed vegetables

Other recipes for an alternative turkey feast

As 2020 Christmas may be different and to showcase just how flexible turkey can be, we recently teamed up with Brockham-based cook Ruth’s Little Kitchen and our friends at Local Food Surrey.

While you may prefer to stick to your tried and tested traditions, we’ve worked hard to come up with a range of new recipes that showcase what an underrated ingredient turkey can be.

You can find all of these turkey recipes on our blog and pre-order your free-range Bramble Farm turkey in preparation for your festive season of feasting.

6 easy turkey recipes for an alternative Christmas

Further reading

• Not had a bramble Farm Turkey before? Find out more about how the 3 generations of the Joy family have been rearing award winning turkeys for 90 years.

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