Chunky turkey and vegetable chowder
Serves 4
Preparation Time: 12 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
3 medium potatoes, total weight about 450g/1lb
1 carrot, sliced or chopped
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 sticks of celery, finely chopped
450g/1lb British turkey steaks, cut into small pieces
25g/1oz plain flour
700ml/1¼pt chicken stock
100g/4oz sweetcorn kernels
100g/4oz frozen peas
300ml/½pt double cream
Salt and pepper
2tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Method
Peel the potatoes and cut into small chunks. Cook with the carrot in a pan of boiling water until tender. Drain, move the carrots to one side, and mash one-quarter of the potatoes, leaving the rest in chunks.
Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and fry over a low for 5 minutes. Stir in the carrot, celery and turkey and fry for a further 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Mix the flour with a little of the stock until smooth and add to the pan with the rest of the stock and the mashed potatoes. Stir over the heat until smooth and thickened, then simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the sweetcorn, peas, double cream, potato chunks and seasoning and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with the chopped parsley