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Turkey Pirate Ships for the #TurkeyTractorChallenge

August 23, 2015 by Fiona Maclean 3 Comments

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Turkey THREE ways – turning a Turkey Meatball into a Pirate Ship.

Mea Culpa – I was in far too much of a hurry when I went shopping to create my Mozzarella Turkey Meatballs.  The result was that, although I bought red tractor turkey and onions and used Hillfarm rapeseed oil, I managed to skip the point at which it said ‘Pirate Theme’.

As a middle aged singleton, I tend not to cook themed dishes.  It doesn’t encourage me to eat my veg – nor does it impress the cat.  So, when I started to write up the recipe and realised that it wouldn’t do,  I intended to just give up.  But, the challenge deadline has been extended and actually I really enjoyed my meatball mix.  So, last night I set to.

Turkey Pirate Ships

I’d noticed a lot of hot-dog pirate ships on pinterest.  Turning a meatball mix into a skinless sausage isn’t actually a hard task – and really the only alteration I made was to cook and dice a rasher of bacon, then increase the spicing a little bit to compensate for no mozzarella.

Served up in a rather posh brioche hot-dog bun, with a little pirate flag and a lot of mustard, it was a dish that I would happily offer to young and old visitors alike.  And, although a single pirate ship needs a little bit of a squint to look convincing I’m sure a fleet would be rather more convincing.

Pirate ship 3

 

 

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Turkey Hot-Dog Pirate Ships
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: British
Servings: 4 -6
Author: Fiona Maclean
Ingredients
  • 450 g Red Tractor Turkey Mince
  • 1 Medium Red Tractor Onion Finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Hillfarm Rapeseed Oil Red Tractor
  • 1 piece Red Tractor Streaky Bacon
  • 50 g Breadcrumbs
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Tomato Concentrate
  • 4-6 Hotdog buns
  • Mustard To taste
  • Ketchup To taste
Instructions
  1. Fry the onion in oil till soft and translucent (about 10 minutes), then remove from the pan and allow to cool slightly. Add the bacon to the pan and cook. Cool then dice as finely as possible
  2. Mix together all the ingredients except the hot-dog buns mustard and ketchup
  3. Divide the mixture into 4-6 portions and form into 'sausages'
  4. Cover with cling film and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to 'set'
  5. Pre heat the oven to 190c
  6. Line a baking tray with foil and grease with a little oil
  7. Lay out the sausages and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, turning once halfway through
  8. Make up the 'ships' like hotdogs, garnishing with mustard and ketchup to taste
  9. Use cocktail sticks and cut out of the jolly roger to make flags to go on top
  10. Serve!

 

The British Turkey Blogger Recipe Challenge – You’ll find more recipes on the British Turkey Website. This challenge is also helping to raise awareness of The Red Tractor logo, Red Tractor is the UK’s largest food assurance scheme. Its respected food standards are used across the food supply chain to provide clear food labelling about the quality and sourcing of food.  More info can be found at http://www.redtractor.org.uk/

Filed Under: Mains, Meat, Poultry, Recipes Tagged With: Turkey

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

Comments

  1. Fiona Maclean says

    August 24, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    I like brioche buns better for burgers too, I haven’t tried them for hot dogs till now, but I won’t go back to the regular sort again!

    Reply
  2. Sarah Willoughby says

    August 23, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    I’m 25 years of age and I really want to try this… This has given me an idea for my BBQ on Saturday. Thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      August 23, 2015 at 10:52 pm

      LOL, I have to admit I did actually enjoy making them and eating them;) very tasty!

      Reply

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