We all know the drill, cook a hundred tons of food on Christmas Day and have at least half less by the next day. Traditionally this has been solved by the production of turkey sandwiches, soups or the much loved but repetitive turkey curry … but it all gets a bit on the boring side.
This year Sarah Randell, Food Director at Sainsbury’s Magazine wants to inspire you to create something different.
Sarah Randell’s Aromatic Turkey Pilaf with Pistachios & Pomegranate
2014-12-18 16:17:47
Serves 6
Sarah’s dish is lightly spiced and has a fresh edge with the addition of lemon, pomegranate and parsley. It’s an easy one pan supper that will warm up a chilly night and use up some of those turkey leftovers helping to make your food go further.
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
35 min
Ingredients
- Knob of butter
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 500g white basmati rice
- the seeds of 4 cardamom pods
- a cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp sumac, plus extra for sprinkling
- generous pinch of saffron (optional)
- 1.2 litres hot chicken stock
- 300g chopped cooked turkey
- 40g shelled pistachios
- zest of a lemon
- 1 x 100g pomegranate seeds
- 1 x 28g pack flat leaf parsley, chopped
- Greek yoghurt, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the butter and oil in a deep-sided frying pan. Add the chopped onion and stir over a low heat for 8-10 minutes until softened.
- Add the rice, cardamom seeds, cinnamon stick, sumac, the saffron, if using and a generous pinch of salt. Stir to coat the rice in the buttery juices.
- Pour in the hot stock, stir once and bring everything to simmering point. Then, add a tight fitting lid and simmer the rice over a low heat for 15 minutes.
- Stir the turkey, pistachios and lemon zest into the pan to heat through, then finally stir in the pomegranate seeds and parsley.
- Serve in warm bowls, topped with a spoonful of yoghurt and a generous extra sprinkling of sumac.
Notes
- For further practical help and inspiration to use up Boxing Day leftovers, visit Sainsbury’s Food Rescue (www.sainsburysfoodrescue.co.uk), an interactive mobile and online tool that gives users inspiration on how to use up leftover ingredients.
- Users can input up to nine ingredients such as ‘turkey’, ‘sprouts’ or ‘parsnips’ for example, and in return they’ll be presented with a list of recipes that match their search.
Adapted from Sainsbury's Magazine
Adapted from Sainsbury's Magazine
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