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Turkey Mince

  • 18-05-2016 10:07am
    #1
    Zelda247
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    What do people generally use this for?


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  • #2
    intheclouds
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    I use it for anything that you would use beef mince for. Beef mince tends to upset my stomach a bit (Im a bit sensitive to any fat in meat).

    So I use it for spagetti bolognese, lasagne, shepherds pie, burittos, turkey burgers, meatballs.....


  • #3
    Zelda247
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    intheclouds wrote: »
    I use it for anything that you would use beef mince for. Beef mince tends to upset my stomach a bit (Im a bit sensitive to any fat in meat).

    So I use it for spagetti bolognese, lasagne, shepherds pie, burittos, turkey burgers, meatballs.....

    Thanks, you know if you are frying mince for Spaghetti bolognese or shepards pie etc, is it more difficult to fry the turkey mince because it seems to have no fat?


  • #4
    intheclouds
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    Zelda247 wrote: »
    Thanks, you know if you are frying mince for Spaghetti bolognese or shepards pie etc, is it more difficult to fry the turkey mince because it seems to have no fat?

    It definitely sticks together a bit more, so you do have to break it up a bit while it is cooking but overall its fine. I just chop at it a bit while its cooking.

    Ive used pork mince too and it is more similar in cooking to beef mince although not as fatty.


  • #5
    rubadub
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    Zelda247 wrote: »
    more difficult to fry the turkey mince because it seems to have no fat?
    tesco used to have 2 types, not sure now, one was breast mince and the other was thigh, which was relatively high in fat, maybe 8%


  • #6
    Zelda247
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    Do you need a lot of oil to fry it in?


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  • #7
    bizzyb
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    Turkey koftas are delicious, I serve mine with cucumber raita and Moroccan style couscous.


  • #8
    intheclouds
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    Zelda247 wrote: »
    Do you need a lot of oil to fry it in?

    I cook in cast iron so I never need much oil to fry anything.


  • #9
    Slunk
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    Has anyone used it for burgers combined with beef & pork mince. I've heard of burgers with beef and pork mince combined before but not all three


  • #10
    Dizzyblonde
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    Slunk wrote: »
    Has anyone used it for burgers combined with beef & pork mince. I've heard of burgers with beef and pork mince combined before but not all three

    I don't think it would work well because turkey mince is a different texture to beef and pork mince. And the flavours don't go well together.

    I made a lasagna a while back with minced beef and what I thought was minced pork when I defrosted it, but it turned out to be turkey. I went ahead with the lasagna anyway and it was okay but not nearly as nice as the usual one. The turkey stood out as white lumps against the beef, and the flavour just wasn't great.


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