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Thanksgiving tonight

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Ingredients

  • For the spaghetti:

  • 500g whole-wheat, whole-grain or semolina spaghetti
  • Salt
  • 50g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated parmesan cheese, a couple of handfuls
  • A couple handfuls flat-leaf parsley, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped

  • For the meatballs:

  • 115g dry stuffing
  • 250ml turkey or chicken stock
  • 500g ground turkey
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 15ml lemon juice
  • 2 celery sticks from the heart, finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 1 small onion or 1/2 medium onion, finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 1 tbsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 egg
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for liberal drizzling

  • For the sauce:

  • 250g crimini mushrooms, thinly Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please sliced
  • A few sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped and Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 30g Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
  • 500ml turkey or chicken stock
  • 30g plain flour
  • 15ml worcestershire sauce
  • 125ml cream

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Thanksgiving tonight

For the pasta:
1) Bring water to a boil in large pot for pasta. When the water boils wait until meatballs go into oven. When meatballs have been in oven 4 to 5 minutes, season water with salt, add spaghetti and cook to al dente. Drain pasta and keep warm.

2) Toss pasta in a large serving bowl with the meatballs, sauce and cheese.

3) Garnish with parsley and serve.

For the meatballs:
1) Preheat the oven to 210 degrees C.

2) Soak stuffing with about 250ml stock in small bowl until softened, a couple of minutes.

3) Place turkey in mixing bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add apple, lemon juice, celery, onion, poultry seasoning, egg and stuffing and mix until just combined.

4) Line a baking tray with baking paper. Form meat mixture into 16 (5cm) balls, drizzle with some olive oil and roast until cooked through, firm and golden, about 12 minutes.

For the sauce:
1) While meatballs roast, heat a couple of tbsps of olive oil in large pan, add mushrooms and thyme and cook over medium-high heat until tender and season with salt and pepper.

2) Make a well in the center of the pan, add the Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , and when melted, Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk in the flour. Cook for 1 minute then Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk in about 500ml stock and Worcestershire sauce. Reduce heat to low and cook for a few minutes to thicken the sauce, then stir in cream.