leftover essentials: turkey ala king

How To Make leftover essentials: turkey ala king

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  What will you need? You can pull this recipe off a medium-sized pot, or a high-walled skillet.
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  What is it? Ala King is a creamy, tasty sauce, made from easy-to-find pantry ingredients. I find it best served with chicken, turkey, or even fish; however, it does not work well with red meat (pork, beef, veal).
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  What to serve with it? Turkey ala king goes great over toast or nice freshly baked biscuits. In addition, it goes well served over steamed rice, noodles, or even a nice plate of mashed taters.
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  Variations Typically, this sauce is mixed with some turkey or chicken; however, you could make the sauce by itself (no turkey or chicken) and pour that sauce over some sautéed or breaded chicken. Or, even as a dipping sauce for chicken tenders. In addition, you can make the recipe as written but place it into a pastry crust, top with more crust and make an awesome turkey pot pie.
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  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  Chop up your leftover turkey and reserve.
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  Prep all of the veggies you plan on putting into the ala king.
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  Add 2 tablespoons of butter to a pot or skillet over medium heat. After the butter melts, add your veggies and sauté until softened.
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  You have a choice of several different veggies, I chose onions, garlic, peas, mushrooms, and diced carrots. Since there is not a lot of cooking time on this recipe, you want the veggies to be cooked and softened.
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  Remove the cooked veggies from the pan/pot and reserve.
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  There is no need to clean out the pot/pan before the next step.
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  Make a roux by placing the remaining butter (4 tablespoons) into your cooking pot/pan over medium heat.
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  After it melts and the foaming subsides, add the flour. Continuously whisk until the roux takes on the color of straw, about 6 – 8 minutes.
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  Add about a cup of the stock and whisk to combine.
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  When it begins to simmer, slowly add the remainder of the stock.
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  Simmer for a few minutes and allow it to thicken.
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  Add the cream and stir to combine.
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  Add the reserved veggies and turkey.
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  Add the sherry, then season with a bit of salt and pepper (or other spices), to taste.
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  Allow to lightly simmer for about 10 minutes.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Lots of ways to serve this, have fun. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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  Namasté
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