Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Breast With Pumpkin Chutney
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons apple cider or 3 tablespoons apple juice
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup green apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried currant
- 1 tablespoon yellow onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons pumpkin, cooked and mashed
- 1 dash coarse salt
- nonstick cooking spray
- 8 slices turkey breast, cooked and skinned
directions
- To a large, heavy-bottomed skillet combine the pumpkin spice, sugar, apple cider/juice, and vinegar; give a good stir.
- Add the apple, currants, onion, lemon zest, and red pepper; cook over a medium flame for 4 - 5 minutes, or until the apple is tender.
- Stir in the mashed pumpkin and salt; cook until warmed through.
- Remove the pumpkin chutney from the skillet; set aside while keeping warm.
- Wipe down the skillet and coat with the cooking spray; place over a medium-high flame until hot.
- Add the turkey breast slices to the heated skillet; cook 5 - 6 minutes, or until thoroughly heated - turning once.
- Serve with the pumpkin chutney.
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It was at my Italian grandmother's apron strings, in the "Patterson, New Jersey region" of Italy, that I learned the secrets of creating real home style Italian dishes, and where my passion for food and my culture were nurtured.
Always kept neat as a pin, grandma's kitchen was the centerpiece of our social settings and the focal point of our lives together as a family. Yes, it was the heart of her home. There, friends and family exchanged news, grandchildren stood on stools over the counter and grated chunks of Romano and Parmesan cheese to be served with dinner, and under the watchful eye of grandma the women (young and old) planned and prepared mouthwatering menus that reflected the marvelous flavors and textures of Italian cooking.
On any given day tantalizing aromas would build and escape through her kitchen window, dance about the balcony and drift down onto the street; where men chatting on the corner of Putnum Street would stop in their tracks to inhale the mouth-watering fragrance. So many sumptuous meals were prepared in that modest, yet functional, kitchen.
If I close my eyes and think of Grandma's cooking, I can vividly recall some of those fragrant food memories: tomato sauce with meatballs and sausages simmering on the stove top; onions, peppers and garlic roasting in a fragrant pool of olive oil, Neapolitan pizza with vine-ripened tomatoes (from grandpa's garden), fresh garlic, basil, Parmesan and anchovies bubbling in the oven; Italian bread smothered with creamy butter, minced garlic, and fresh parsley toasting under the broiler ... "Yummmmm - Heaven in your mouth!"
Among the many recipes that I've collected over the years, are those that I hold especially near and dear. They are tattered, faded pieces of paper that provide a glimpse into my past -- Family recipes passed down from mother to daughter, granddaughter to great-granddaughter. Generations of my family's heritage are captured in grandma's recipes for flavorful soups (Minestrone, Pea, Ruccola); hearty meat, poultry and fish dishes (braciole, pot roast, chicken casseroles, seafood stews); fresh vegetable entrees and salads, and those baked goodies that bring a happy ending to every meal (Ricotta pies, Struffoli, Cenci, Pine Nut cookies). Whenever I am 'hungry' for "the good old days" or I want to soothe my soul after a tiring day, these are the comfort-recipes to which I turn.
I once heard it said: "What distinguishes great cooks from good cooks is that great cooks love to cook. Every meal is an opportunity to express that love." A credo that I am certain grandma lived by -- I believe that she prepared her meals to fill her family and friends with love. I am proud of grandma's spirit of "abbondanza" (an abundant table). Indeed, no one ever left grandma's table hungry.
I'd like to share with you some of the foods from my beloved grandmother's kitchen. Enjoy and make these Italian classic favorites in your own family's kitchen.
Buon appetito!