How to make ground turkey... not taste like ground turkey?
abbynormalartist
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I'm finding a lot of yummy looking recipies that call for ground turkey. I've used it a few times before (years ago) and it always came out like soggy cardboard. How can I make it better? Is it the fat content or cooking method? I was thinking of trying it in tacos, sloppy joes or chili.
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I don't like it myself, so I don't use it. You don't have to either.0
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Throw it out and buy ground beef.6
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It works well in dishes that are heavily seasoned such as chili or with taco seasoning. Of course you can always just use lean ground beef instead.3
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I think it's fine. I use it mostly when I'm cutting and when I'm doing this...not everything needs to taste gourmet AF. I just put some 99% lean ground turkey in my salad with hot sauce. Taste the macros.4
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Meh. I don't think it tastes nasty. I guess if I thought it did I wouldn't eat it. I enjoy my food but not every meal needs to be mouth watering.
Season your meat. If you don't like it, don't eat it.3 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Meh. I don't think it tastes nasty. I guess if I thought it did I wouldn't eat it. I enjoy my food but not every meal needs to be mouth watering.
Season your meat. If you don't like it, don't eat it.
Meh... all my meals are mouth watering. *shrug *3 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Meh. I don't think it tastes nasty. I guess if I thought it did I wouldn't eat it. I enjoy my food but not every meal needs to be mouth watering.
Season your meat. If you don't like it, don't eat it.
Meh... all my meals are mouth watering. *shrug *
Every meal. Life's too short for crappy food!4 -
Has anyone tried mixing it with ground beef? Just wondering...3
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Wow. I don't think I eat crappy food.
That was kind of a mean way to respond. Anyway, night all! Enjoy your dinners 
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Problem may just be that I'm not a fan of ground beef either... straight up pork sausage is what I used for years but the hubby's cholesterol is freaky high and I'm trying to cut back on calories while keeping a nice volume of food. I may just need to look for completely different meals.0
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I use it for taco meat, chili, meatloaf, curry, etc.
I really like it. I do make sure it's very heavily seasoned and browned in a pan with a large surface area to assist with both flavor from browning and water evaporating so the meat is not boiling in its own water content. In the case of meatloaf I bake it in a 9"x13" pan, for the same reason.
Except in the case of curry, I dont find it necessary to add fat to achieve good flavor.
Go nuts with the seasonings, lol.0 -
Use grass-fed beef.
That fixes the recipe.
There's no fixing ground turkey.4 -
First, make sure to brown it and get good color on it. If you cook until no longer pink and kinda gray it will not have flavor. My grand mother always said when browning ground beef or turkey to cook until all liquid was gone and it is brown and crispy.
Second be sure to season it well. Try Asian style turkey lettuce wraps. Lots of flavor. soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2013/03/turkey-lettuce-wraps.html1 -
Seasoning it with cumin will help give it a heartier taste, if that's what you're after.1
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Wow. I don't think I eat crappy food. That was kind of a mean way to respond. Anyway, night all! Enjoy your dinners
@bbell1985 sorry, I meant no offense.
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Wow. I don't think I eat crappy food. That was kind of a mean way to respond. Anyway, night all! Enjoy your dinners
@bbell1985 sorry, I meant no offense.
It's okay. The way I wrote it may have ruffled feathers 1 -
Mix it spaghetti sauce, lasagna, and tacos................. prepare 95% lean. Lean turkey breast is a no for me.
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There is no way to make ground turkey not taste like ground turkey. There is no other ingredient or mixture of spices that could possibly cover that horrific taste and stench. I'd just substitute ground beef.1
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If you cube chicken breast or thighs, put in freezer til firm but not frozen, and then toss in a food processor til minced/ground enough, works much much better and tastier! You can add seasoning while processing and maybe a drizzle of olive oil (or not) as well if you find the chicken breast is too dry. Thighs are usually fine. If you're putting in soup or something like that, oil won't be needed.
Guess you could do the same with turkey filets/boneless breasts if you have a source.0 -
I think it's fine. I use it mostly when I'm cutting and when I'm doing this...not everything needs to taste gourmet AF. I just put some 99% lean ground turkey in my salad with hot sauce. Taste the macros.
I'm with you. I guess it's just a personal taste thing like anything, but I really don't have a problem with ground turkey. It's not like my ultra super fave or anything, but I like it.
OP, I would think if you're putting the ground turkey in chili or using it for tacos if you're using taco seasoning you shouldn't be able to tell the difference. But if you really just dislike it I would just swap it for ground beef.1 -
cmriverside wrote: »Has anyone tried mixing it with ground beef? Just wondering...
I to that all the time. I mix it half and half with 80% lean ground beef in chili and tacos. I still get plenty of beef flavor, and it's way cheaper than lean ground beef.3 -
I don't understand the hate either. I don't notice a huge difference from beef tastewise, but I pretty much only ever make chili or unstuffed cabbage roll soup. Occasionally, I'll mix with beef to make meatloaf or meatballs. I actually made turkey chili yesterday. It was delicious.0
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I don't understand the hate either. I don't notice a huge difference from beef tastewise, but I pretty much only ever make chili or unstuffed cabbage roll soup. Occasionally, I'll mix with beef to make meatloaf or meatballs. I actually made turkey chili yesterday. It was delicious.
Not liking the taste of something is called a preference. Not hate. *shrug*0 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Meh. I don't think it tastes nasty. I guess if I thought it did I wouldn't eat it. I enjoy my food but not every meal needs to be mouth watering.
Season your meat. If you don't like it, don't eat it.
Meh... all my meals are mouth watering. *shrug *
Every meal. Life's too short for crappy food!
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I add garlic, lime, coriander, chopped fresh chilli, sea salt and pepper and form it into burgers. Tastes amazing.1
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I've yet to have any of my group turkey recipes taste like cardboard. Must be the way you cooked it... sorry, lol.
I don't buy 99% though because it's just too dry for my taste.
I'm not sure why everyone assumed that the OP doesn't like the taste of ground turkey though.0
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