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Sweet and sour turkey balls recipe

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Revamp this classic Chinese takeaway dish with a turkey twist. Turkey mince is a great alternative to chicken, and pairs brilliantly with juicy pineapple chunks, veggies and sticky sweet and sour sauce. There's a reason why this flavourful dish is so popular - it's simply delicious, and dairy and gluten-free! See method

Serves 6
35 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
328 calories / serving
Freezable
Healthy
Gluten-free
Dairy-free

Ingredients

750g turkey breast mince
10cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
1 tsp ground cinnamon
30g pack fresh chives, finely snipped
2 tbsp sunflower oil
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbsp cornflour
6 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 x 432g tins pineapple slices in juice, rings quartered, 100ml juice reserved
350g passata
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (optional)
1 onion, cut into 2cm chunks
2 large carrots, cut into thick slices
2 peppers, cut into 2cm chunks

Each serving contains

Energy
1385kj
328kcal 16%
Fat
6g 9%
Saturates
1g 6%
Sugars
7g 8%
Salt
0.9g 15%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 34.8g Protein 34.2g Fibre 5.2g

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Put the mince, half the ginger, the cinnamon and most of the chives in a large bowl. Mix with your hands, then shape into 18 balls. Space out on a baking tray; drizzle with 1 tbsp oil, ensuring they are evenly coated.
Put the garlic and the remaining ginger in a jug and mix in the cornflour and 1-2 tbsp vinegar to make a smooth paste. Slowly stir in the remaining vinegar, the pineapple juice, 75ml water, the passata and chilli sauce, if using (you should have about 800ml sauce). Season.
Bake the meatballs on the top shelf for 20 mins until golden. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large, deep frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the onions, stirring, for 8 mins until starting to soften. Add the carrots and peppers and fry for 5 mins. Stir the passata sauce into the veg with 350ml water and bring to a simmer. Bubble for 10 mins until the carrots are just tender, then add the meatballs and pineapple. Simmer for 5 mins until the meatballs are cooked through. Scatter with the remaining chives to serve.

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