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Giovanni's Chicken And Turkey Ragu

Type: Chicken, Poultry, Turkey
Courses: Sauces
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Onion - quartered
1   Celery stalk - chopped
1   Carrot - chopped
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozButter
3 tablespoons 45mlExtra-virgin olive oil
3   Garlic cloves - (to 4) - minced
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozGround turkey
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozGround chicken
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 cup 237mlWhite wine
3   Peeled whole tomatoes - (28 oz ea)
4   Bay leaves - (to 5)

Recipe Instructions

Combine onion, celery and carrot in blender or food processor until finely minced.

Melt butter with olive oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and vegetables and saute until lightly browned, 10 minutes. Add turkey and chicken. Cook and stir until meat is no longer pink, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Increase heat to high and stir in wine. Cook until wine evaporates, 5 minutes. Puree tomatoes in food processor in batches. Add to meat mixture. Add bay leaves. Cover and cook over low heat 1 hour.

Uncover and continue to cook until sauce reaches medium-thick consistency, 1 to 1 1/2 hours more. Stir occasionally during cooking.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Each serving: 263 calories; 638 mg sodium; 59 mg cholesterol; 14 grams fat; 16 grams carbohydrates; 17 grams protein; 1.6 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 09-29-1999

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