It’s a one super healthy, super easy breakfast/lunch/side dish made of spinach, eggs, a little whole wheat flour and ricotta cheese. Form patties and fry
Great substitute for store bought cold cuts, but much better. No additives, preservatives – just pure delicious.
Ingredients:
Turkey breast (bone and skin removed)
Marinade
Spice Mixture
Butter – 2 tbsp
For marinade:
Water – ~1.5 liter/32 ounces, maybe a little more, just to cover turkey breast
Juice of half lemon + optional orange or grapefruit juice
Garlic – 3-4 cloves (smashed)
Ginger – 1 inch piece, sliced
Salt – 1/4 cup
Sugar – 1 tbsp
Apple cider vinegar – 1/4 cup
For spice mixture:
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Black pepper – 1/4 tsp
White pepper – 1/4 tsp
Paprika – 1 tsp
Cayenne – 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon – 1/4 tsp
Cumin – 1tsp
Dry garlic – 1tsp
Directions:
Pour water into a deep pan
Add salt, sugar, vinegar, make sure salt and sugar dissolves
Place turkey breast into a pan
Squeeze lemon juice into the marinade, add garlic and ginger
Let it marinade in the fridge for several hours or overnight
Mix your spices
When it’s marinated (after several hours or overnight) – pat dry turkey breast
Place on a rack over deep baking sheet
Massage turkey breast with the spice mixture
Pour 3-4 cups of hot water into the baking sheet, so the turkey breast remains moist, but it shouldn’t touch it.
Add couple of bay leaves and all spice to the hot water
Preheat your oven to 275-300 °F
Place baking sheet into oven and roast 2-2.5 hours
After an hour baste the breast with melted butter to develop stronger crust
Add more hot water in case it evaporated.
Repeat basting couple more times till fully cooked
Let it cool down
Serve cold or room temperature
Place all marinade ingredients into a panAdd water with salt and pepper dissolvedPrepare spice mixPlace turkey breast on rack inside baking sheetMassage with spice mixturePour water into baking sheet, add bay leaf and all spiceBaste with melted butter