A Grilled Turkey Sandwich and Fries - My Alternative to the KFC Chicken Double Down

I have to admit that all I know about the KFC Chicken Double Down is that which I have read in the online press. That is more than for any other reason that, to the best of my knowledge, the nearest KFC to where I am presently living is the one outside Glasgow Central Station and that would make it a very long journey just to sample some fast food! I must admit to having been surprised by the publicity generated simply by the launch of a fast food product but it at least gave me the idea for this grilled turkey sandwich, with homemade fries and garlic mushrooms. I decided to make it a turkey recipe as opposed to a chicken recipe, simply to make it a little bit different to most similar productions.

Ingredients (Per Person)

2 x 1/2lb turkey breast fillets
2 rashers of bacon
2oz low fat cheddar cheese (or other suitable hard cheese)
1 large potato
6 to 8 small button mushrooms
1 clove of garlic
Pinch of dried sage
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
A little sunflower oil

Method

The first step in this recipe is to attend to the fries. The potato should be peeled, then sliced and chopped in to the shape of fries. Very importantly, the fries should then be dried as much as possible in kitchen towel before being submerged in the frier for around four minutes, until they show only the first signs of beginning to colour. They should then be removed from the fryer, drained on some more fresh kitchen towel and allowed to cool before being placed in a Tupperware container and refrigerated for at least half an hour.

I cooked the turkey breast fillets here on an indoor, standard kitchen grill. They would probably at least look better cooked on an outdoor grill but that is not always practical in Scotland in April! They should be lightly rubbed with sunflower oil on both sides and grilled for around four to five minutes each side, depending on their thickness. The bacon should be added to be grill for around a minute each side towards the end of the cooking time.

When the bacon has been added to the grill, the cold fries should be re-added to the fryer for their last two to three minutes of cooking time. The olive oil should then be added to a small saucepan and brought up to a medium heat before the peeled garlic clove is grated in to it and the sage also added. The closed cup mushrooms should be quartered and also added put in to the pan. Note that the mushrooms should be cooked for no more than a couple of minutes, as the idea is more to heat them through and flavour them with the oil and garlic than cook them in to mush.



When the turkey and bacon fillets and rashers are ready, they should be taken from the grill and the bacon rashers placed atop one of the turkey fillets. The cheese should then be grated and added on top of the bacon before the second turkey fillet is finally placed on as the top of the sandwich. The fries should then be well drained and added to the plate along with the garlic mushrooms for service.

Chicken wraped in bacon

CHICKEN

So I have some chicken , some bacon and some frozen breadcrumbs from Christmas. Breadcrumb recipe is here. So I stuffed the chicken Wrapped in bacon and cooked in the oven at 210 for 20 mins.
I love playing around with chicken and in the past I have made Chicken stuffed with sausage meat (ground pork in Korea) Stuffing and also made chicken Kiev.
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My Friends call it meat stuffed with meat wrapped in meat .

Gordon Ramsay - Stuffed chicken legs.

How to make it Video here

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=y_tcvvStxAs

This a great one for Korea No Oven needed.
My own version of this recipe is here

Chicken legs boned, bacon, minced pork, thyme , pistachio nuts.

Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped Potatoes
Also called potatoe bake
Cream, Onions, Bacon, potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, cheese ,chives and thyme (or a little nutmeg, parsley ,rosemary,garlic)

Fry the bacon till crispy, Peel and slice the potatoes real thin. Dice the mushrooms and onions .Layer everything and pour a little cream over each layer . Sprinkle cheese on top cover with a lid or tin foil . Cook at 240 250c for an hour or till potatoes are soft.
You can cook in your toaster oven.

Colcannon

Potatoes, cooked
cabbage, shredded and lightly steamed
2 tbsp cream/milk
salt and black pepper
onions, sliced and fried in
a little bacon fat or butter.
Mix all together and enjoy

Figs 무화과

So I went to the market looking for jujube but came home with a big bag of figs. What to do ? I was first going to make a pie. But decided to stuff with cream cheese (what I would not give for goats cheese ) Thyme and some Chopped walnuts. Warped in Bacon (wish it was Prosciutto
or parma ham ) Drizzled with maple syrup . Baked in the oven at 220c for 15-20 mins .
I then made a Bokbunjajoo reduction. Just like a Balsamic Vinegar reduction . Completely inspired by the fatmanseoul.com And her Baekseju Poached Figs.
I have just been informed by my co teacher that figs are considered poor woman's food in Korea.

Stuffed King Oyster Mushrooms Wrapped in Bacon.

Beosut

(Mushrooms)

Here we have a group of mushrooms called Shimeji

(is a group of edible mushrooms native to East Asia )

So we have Enokitake Mushrooms (팽이버섯). These are about 30 cent for a bunch Super cheap.

Agaricus bisporus( Button mushrooms).Shiitake"The shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries, as well as being dried and exported to many countries around the world."Pleurotus eryngii The king oyster mushroom. A really nice meaty mushroom. also called king trumpet mushroom, french horn mushroom. Hypsizygus tessellatus Also called Beech Mushroom "When raw this mushroom has a somewhat bitter taste; the bittereness disappears completely upon cooking. The cooked mushroom has a pleasant, firm, slightly crunchy texture and a delicious slightly nutty flavor. Cooking also makes this mushroom easier to digest. In stir-fried foods, as well as with wild game or seafood it is a good mushroom."

Stuffed King Oyster Mushrooms

Wrapped in Bacon

King Oyster Mushrooms, Bacon,

Cream Cheese

(If you don't live in Korea maybe you could find some nice goats cheese.)

I used cheap herb cream cheese and added chives.

If you wanted you could dip them in egg and breadcrumbs and deep fat fry.

How to store my mushrooms?

You should store in the fridge in a paper bag or store in a glass container and cover it with a dish towel or moist paper towel. Be sure to allow air circulation. You should always remove from plastic.

Bacon pots with quails egg

I found this one here

Cook in oven at 210c for 15 minutes.

Check every 5 minutes.

Cook till crispy

Fill with salad fried quails egg and tomato.

Also you can use ceaser salad.

Fried rice and shrimp.

Scallops.