XMAS Turkey Balls
Description
Save yourself the oven space and make these turkey balls ahead of time and have the option to serve hot or cold!
A Christmassy twist on Turkey!
If you’ve got a large gathering, one turkey just isn’t enough – and then there’s the oven space and who gets the best bit war… Cheaper than the real deal, guaranteed to serve all on the day, this twist on Turkey is a delicious ‘help-yourself’ addition to the banquet.
Ingredients
| 500gm turkey mince |
| 1 small onion |
| 1 fresh garlic clove |
| 1 ¼ C dried cranberries |
| ¼ C loosely packed fresh parsley |
| 1 egg |
| S & P, to taste |
| 1 C polenta or gluten free bread crumbs |
| ½ tsp. powdered cumin |
| ½ tsp. ground fennel seed |
| 1/2 tsp. ground sage |
Directions
- 1
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (fan forced) or gas mark 4.
- 2
- Line a large, flat, oven tray with baking paper and lightly spray with oil (we used extra virgin olive).
- 3
- Place polenta or breadcrumbs in a large shallow bowl.
- 4
- Finely dice the onion. (or use a food processor)
- 5
- Crush the garlic clove with the back of your knife and continue to finely dice. (if using food processor, add the garlic without mincing or dicing to the processor)
- 6
- Add onion and garlic to a large mixing bowl along with cranberries. Roughly chop the parsley and add to the bowl.
- 7
- Add the ground herbs to the bowl.
- 8
- Season to your liking with salt and pepper.
- 9
- Add the turkey mince and egg to the bowl. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated and no cranberries are falling out of mixture.
- 10
- Roll heaped teaspoons of mixture with your hands, into a ball.
- 11
- Roll each ball in the polenta or breadcrumbs until coated and place on baking tray.
- 12
- Repeat until all balls are formed.
- 13
- Place tray in oven for 30 minutes, turn at 15 minutes.
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