PUERTO RICAN TURKEY STEW

Puerto Rican Turkey Stew

 

Ingredients:
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
1 onion coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 bay leaf
1 thin slice of fresh hot pepper or ½ tsp crushed red pepper
2 pieces raw turkey (I used steake slices from the leg)
1-2 oz. Crucian Dark Rum or Cooking wine (optional)
½ cup or ½ can tomatoes diced – no juice from the can
1 /2 tsp oregano
½ tsp salt
1 tsp capers
6 Spanish olives sliced
1 can Goya Spanish Style Tomato Sauce (8 oz)

Directions:

1. Place oil, onions, garlic, bay, and hot pepper into the pot.
2. Cook until onions glaze over about ½ hour in coffeepot.
3. Add the turkey and rum and cover the pot with foil. 

1. Cook until meat is partially cooked, about 1 hour more.
2. Add everything else except the Tomato Sauce and cook for another 1-2 hours turning the meat at least once. 

   3. Add the Tomato Sauce and let come to serving Temperature 1-2 hours
   4. Serve over rice. Your choice, white, seasoned or brown rice.

SAUSAGE & LINTILS

Sausage and Lentils

 

Ingredients:
½ T olive oil
1 thin slice scotch bonnet pepper or ¼ tsp red pepper
1 piece of Italian sausage 3oz
1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 stalk celery
1 bay leaf
1 sweet bell pepper
2 medium carrots
1 bullion package
2 cups water
Can Tomatoes with juice
1 packet Goya Sazon
¼ cup lentils'

Directions:
Saute sausages slices, hot pepper and oil for about 30 minutes until cooked.

 1. Add onion, garlic celery and bay leaf to the pot and cook covered with aluminum foil for an hour.
 2. Add carrots, bell pepper and bullion to the pot.
 3. Pass 2 cups of water through the coffee maker and cook for an hour.
 4. Add tomatoes and Sazon and cook another hour.
5. Add lentils and cook til done about 1 hour.

 meatless lentil stew with:
Ingredients:
4 ounces of turkey ham
¼ cup of brown rice
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp crushed garlic
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp oregano
This was an all in the pot addition, mixed and heated on the coffeemaker hot plate for three hours covered with foil. The introductory picture was the leftovers which were quite different than the original meal but equally good.