MY DISH

I have always thought of a turkey drumstick as a lethal weapon. A little like this.

(I have to confess, I would LOVE to smack one in someone’s face. One day, before I die, I shall do it.)

I didn’t really know what else to do with it, but luckily I bumped into Anna and Alistair on my way home from the shop, and I was informed that turkey can be cooked as chicken!

This brought back some pleasant memories of crispy duck. I soon realised that I had gotten the poultry species mixed up; nevertheless I had my mind set on crispy duck and was determined to give it a go.

The result was AMAZING!

The flavour combinations are just perfect! Sweet, sour, salty, spicy, zingy, twangy, creamy, crunchy. The textures, the flavours and the smells just explode in your mind and, well it’s sensational, a gastronomic orgasm I daresay.

If you don’t try this, you are seriously stupid.

Grate two large garlic cloves, get a bunch of fresh lemon thyme, some salt chilli and olive oil and rub this onto the drumstick.

try to get some underneath the skin as well, this will give extra flavour to the meat. Now, leave it in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Put it in the oven 200 degrees for just over an hour. When the juices start to come out of the meat, use a spoon and pour it back over the drumstick to prevent it from going dry.

Take the meat out of the oven and let it cool down a bit. it should look something like this:

Make the sauce:

Grate a thumb-sized piece of ginger, half a red onion, and the skin of a lime. Mix this with three tablespoons of soy sauce, three tablespoons of sugar, the juice of half a lime and one passion fruit (alternatively you can use an orange or some mango if you prefer that), add a pinch of salt and chili and let the sauce simmer for a few minutes while you stir it.

Mix sour cream, garlic and salt in a separate bowl, this is the second sauce and its essential.

Cut cucumber, peppers and spring onion in thin, long pieces.

When this is done, cut the meat off the bone.

take your time to explore the anatomy of the turkey, which is rather fascinating

place the turkey strips in a pan together with two generous teaspoons of runny honey. Then you put the hob on full blast.

Fry til the meat is golden brown and crispy.

Now you warm a couple of tortillas in the microwave and add all of the goodies above!

Oh get a couple of endive salad leaves and chuck them in your wrap as well.

HOLY MOLY!

This dish is F*CKING amazing. And so simple!!! It makes me so excited i wanna run a few loops around the flat while screaming with joy and satisfaction.

seriously.