Turkey Breast Pie for Passover
Ingredients
- 2 matzot, regular <ref>Matzots may be bought in Jewish grocery stores and many supermarkets</ref>
- 1½ cup chicken broth, cold
- 1½ lbs ground turkey breast or 1½ lbs turkey meat|turkey breast, cubed <ref>the recipe calls for cubes of turkey meat|turkey breast to be ground; however I think a substitution of pre-ground turkey would be acceptable break matzot directly into a shallow bowl and pour broth over them.</ref>
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp sage, dried or 2 large fresh sage leaves
- 1 garlic clove, large
- ½ tsp rosemary, dried, wrapped in cheesecloth
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- matzo meal|matza meal <ref>Matza meal may be bought in Jewish grocery stores and many supermarkets</ref>
- 3 egg yolks
- In a large saucepan, place meat and oil and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Add bay leaf, sage, garlic and rosemary and saute, stirring frequently until meat is dark brown on all sides.
- Transfer meat to a dish to cool.
- Remove and discard bay leaf, sage, garlic and rosemary.
- Add nuts to saucepan with oil and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Drain excess liquid from the matzot, but do not squeeze dry.
- Add soaked matzot to the saucepan and turn heat off.
- If using cubed turkey meat|turkey breast, grind it now and return to the saucepan.
- Add beaten eggs and mix thoroughly.
- oil a 9 inch cake pan and sprinkle with matzo meal|matza meal.
- Pour meat mixture into it; level it with a spatula.
- With a small ladle, make three depressions near the centre and place 1 egg yolk in each depression.
- Bake in 375 °F oven for ½ hour.
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