After many years of hosting Thanksgiving dinner, I’ve finally found a quick and easy way to use leftover turkey. At my house there’s usually a large portion of dark meat left, that often gets discarded before I can sneak it into casseroles or give it away to departing guests. This year, faced with an unusually large amount of leftover gobbler, and a smaller than usual number of leftover relatives, I was struck with inspiration. Everyone loves pulled pork, so why not pulled turkey? Here’s the recipe:
Pulled turkey
Left-over cooked turkey, cut into 2-3 inch pieces, any amount
Barbeque sauce, any kind you like (I used Brownwood Farms Cherry Barbeque Sauce)
Liquid for simmering (chicken broth, water, or my favorite, Bell’s Oberon beer)
salt and pepper to taste, plus any spices you want to add (garlic etc)
Simmer turkey pieces in about 1-2 inches of your chosen liquid in a saucepan, until pieces easily pull into shreds with a fork, about 1-2 hours. Drain cooking liquid. Add salt and pepper, (about 1/2 teaspoon of each for 2 cups of turkey), any other spices such as dried chives, or garlic, and enough barbeque sauce to adequately moisten the meat. Simmer on low heat until meat is warmed through. Serve on buns.
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I divided up the leftovers for my kids and we were hungry in the evening. Lesson learned– next year I keep some for myself!
Yes, at least keep a little bit for those delicious turkey sandwiches and so you can try this pulled turkey recipe!
Sounds good–was it?
Yes it was. Tasted a lot like the pulled chicken I made last year when everyone came the day after Christmas. I think the BBQ sauce covers a lot of ills, as dark meat turkey is not my favorite.
Genius! I’ll have to try that.
Thanks. I hope you like it.
Love this. My boys can make it for themselves!
I hope they like it Gabi. We’ve had it twice now, and even though you think we’d be sick to death of turkey by now, it was yummy.
Brilliant! Who knows what else is lurking out there that can be covered in sauce and pulled! 😉
I think the possibilities are endless Lisa. Pulled..steak. Pulled…chicken. Pulled…pork – oh wait that one’s been done. Between the two of us, we’ll figure them all out.