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Annabel Karmel's Mini Turkey Balls
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- plus cooling time
- Easy
- Makes 25 balls
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato (roughly 150-200g)
- 75g parsnip
- 1 onion, chopped
- 200g minced turkey thigh
- 30g fresh spinach
- 20g grated cheddar cheese
- 1tsp fresh thyme chopped
- 30g Panko breadcrumbs
- 2tsp sunflower oil
Method
- STEP 1
Prick the sweet potato and cook in a microwave for 10 minutes until soft. Leave to cool. Scoop out the potato. Grate the parsnip
- STEP 2
Put the sweet potato flesh, the grated parsnip and all the ingredients, except the sunflower oil, into a food processor. Whizz until finely chopped. Season (for babies over 1 year) and shape into 25 balls
- STEP 3
Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan. Fry the turkey balls for 8 to 10 minutes, turning them, until golden and cooked through
- STEP 4
Alternatively, heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4/Fan 160°C, drizzle the oil on a baking sheet, and cook the balls for about 15 minutes, turning them halfway through the cooking time, until cooked through