Turkey Balls

11 ingredients
14 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 precooked turkey breast (recommended: Ruford)
  • 1/4 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for sweating vegetables
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup minced sage leaves
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves chopped
  • 15 cups cubed bread
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 8 cups cheesy mash
  • Oil, for deep-frying

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. 2
    Coat turkey with oil, season with salt and pepper and put into a roasting pan.
  3. 3
    Transfer to the oven and roast until warmed through.
  4. 4
    Let cool.
  5. 5
    Combine all the vegetables and herbs in a stockpot and sweat in a little olive oil.
  6. 6
    Add the bread and the stock and cook for 10 minutes.
  7. 7
    Remove from the heat and cool.
  8. 8
    Transfer to a large bowl.
  9. 9
    Heat the oil in a deep-fryer.
  10. 10
    Dice the turkey and add along with the mash to the stuffing bowl.
  11. 11
    Form mixture into medium-sized balls and fry in hot oil until golden brown.
  12. 12
    Drain on paper towels and serve on a serving platter.
  13. 13
    This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
  14. 14
    The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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