STARTER: Turkey is not the usual ingredient for everyday meal. This recipe offers a good use of turkey meat with satisfying result.

TURKEY TIMBALES:

1 lb. skinned and boned turkey breast meat, cut into pieces

1/3 cup each of minced celery & onions

½ tsp tarragon                                                             

2 tbsp. butter

½ cup 18% cream                                                       

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 tsp. salt + ¼ tsp. white pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease 6 ramekins and set aside. 

Cook celery and onions in butter over medium heat for about 3 minutes, add tarragon. Let the mixture cool. 

In a food processor fitted with steel blade, puree turkey meat. Add cream, eggs, salt and pepper to taste and process mixture until smooth.

Transfer to a large bowl and add the celery mixture to mix well together. Spoon mixture into prepared ramekins, and cover with a piece of foil.

Arrange ramekins in a baking pan filled with boiling water reaching 2/3 of the way up the sides of the ramekins. Transfer to oven & bake 15 minutes. 

Remove from oven. Take ramekins out from baking pan and let cool 5 minutes. Run a knife around the inside of each ramekin, and un-mould onto a warm plate to serve.