Turkey Fricassee with Vegetables

A quick, delicious way to cook up soft, juicy fillet! This turkey fricassee with vegetables will dress up any table. Tender, lean poultry in a rich cream sauce with tomatoes and bell pepper is an absolute treat! And you can swap the vegetables in this dish to suit your taste.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 44 % 8 g
Fats 39 % 7 g
Carbohydrates 17 % 3 g
133 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 35 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    How do you make turkey fricassee? Gather all the ingredients. You can use any turkey fillet — breast or thigh. Choose firm, large tomatoes so they more or less hold their shape and don't fall apart while cooking. The cream should be 20% fat (light cream). If you like, you can add an onion — peel it and cut it into small dice.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Rinse the turkey fillet thoroughly, pat it dry, and cut it into medium cubes.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Remove the seeds and stem from the bell pepper and cut it into small pieces.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Cut the tomatoes into medium cubes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Peel the garlic and finely mince it with a knife. To speed things up, prep the ingredients as you go rather than all at once: chop the turkey while the garlic fries, and cut the vegetables while the turkey fries.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the garlic and fry, stirring, over medium heat for about 1–2 minutes until fragrant. If you're adding onion, put it in with the garlic and fry them together.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Add the turkey to the skillet and fry, stirring, for about 15 minutes or longer, until the meat is golden. If you like, you can sprinkle the meat with a turkey spice blend. But if that blend already contains salt and pepper, season the dish (step 10) carefully, tasting it first.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Add the tomatoes, bell pepper, and green peas to the turkey, stir, and fry everything together for another 3 minutes.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Pour in all the cream and heat, stirring, until it thickens, 3–5 minutes.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    At the end, season the dish with salt and pepper and stir. Then take the finished fricassee off the heat.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Divide the finished fricassee among plates, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve. Enjoy!

  • This dish's French roots show right away. Tender white meat braised in cream will win anyone over. You can add all kinds of vegetables to the meat to taste; in our recipe it's tomatoes, bell pepper, and green peas.
  • Since everyone's sensitivity to salt, sweetness, bitterness, heat, acidity, and spiciness is different, always add spices and seasonings to your own taste! If you're using a seasoning for the first time, keep in mind that some spices are especially easy to overdo (chili pepper, for example).
  • You can use chicken breast in place of turkey.
  • You can replace the cream with the same amount of cold milk plus 1 heaping teaspoon of potato starch or 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Stir the starch into the milk until smooth and pour it into the skillet (step 9).

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Buttermilk - 36  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 20% fat content - 300  kcal/100g
  • Cream of 10% fat content - 120  kcal/100g
  • Cream - 300  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Green peas fresh - 280  kcal/100g
  • Canned green peas - 55  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Turkey fillet - 84  kcal/100g

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