GOBBLER COBBLER

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GOBBLER COBBLER
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
 

It happens year after year doesn't it? We buy the biggest turkey we can find to feed our families over Thanksgiving and Christmas, we stuff our faces full of festive fancies and we swear that we're never going to eat turkey again.

BUT, if you are gagging for a QUICK and EASY recipe to liven up those leftovers then my friends don't be doing yet another curry this year as it is time for a game changer.

Friends, I give you THE GOBBLER COBBLER, this quick, easy and tasty dish is guaranteed to please a crowd on a cold winters evening. The true beauty of this dish is you can throw in ANY leftover veggies you have from your family roast, potatoes, parsnips, peas, carrots, broccoli... even the sprouts can make an appearance.

We're talking about a cheesey turkey stew topped with dumplings laced with bacon. Now come on, try and tell me that isn't the magic of Christmas right there.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: english
Keyword: christmas, cobbler, dumplings, family recipes, stew, turkey
Servings: 8 people
Author: jacksmeatshack
Ingredients
For the stew
  • 500 g leftover turkey
  • 1 onion finely diced
  • 2 handfuls leftover vegetables
  • 1 tub cream cheese
  • 1 pint chicken or turkey stock
  • 1 tbsp JACK'S RANCH SEASONING or your favourite dried green herbs
for the dumplings
  • 2 rashers bacon
  • 150 g plain flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 125 ml milk
  • 30 g chilled butter cubed
Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven or outdoor grill to 200°C.

  2. Grill the bacon until crispy, allow to cool and cop into small pieces. Set aside.

  3. To prepare the stew, heat some butter in a large cast iron pan and saute the onions until golden.

  4. Roughly chop the leftover turkey and add to the pan with leftover vegetables.

  5. Add the ranch seasoning.

  6. Add the cream cheese and mix then add the stock.

  7. Cover and allow to stew for approximately five minutes whilst preparing the dumplings.

  8. Prepare the dumplings by adding flour, baking powder and soda in a mixing bowl and gently mix together. Then add the butter working between the fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

  9. make a well in the middle and add the milk. Fold in the flour until just mixed then add the chopped bacon.

  10. Take a tablespoon of the dumpling mix at a time and carefully drop it into the stew.

  11. Cover and allow to stew for approximately 20 minutes until the dumplings are cooked through and the juices are bubbling.