Turkey Boerewors Patties with Pap & Chakalaka

Name: Turkey Boerewors Patties with Pap & Chakalaka
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1½ lb ground turkey; 2 cups white or fine yellow cornmeal; 2 tbsp butter; 1 onion, chopped; 2 bell peppers, chopped; 2 large carrots, grated; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 jalapeño, minced; 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped; 1 can (16 oz) baked beans in tomato sauce; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ground coriander; ½ tsp nutmeg; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ¼ tsp allspice; 1 tbsp vinegar; 1 tbsp curry powder; salt; pepper

DinnerSouth African50 minServes 4905 kcal46 g protein

Homemade turkey sausage seasoned like boerewors with toasted coriander, nutmeg and cloves, with soft, buttery pap and chakalaka, South Africa's spicy pepper-and-bean relish.

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Ingredients

1½ lb ground turkey
2 cups white or fine yellow cornmeal
2 tbsp butter
1 onion, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped
2 large carrots, grated
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp grated ginger
1 jalapeño, minced
2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 can (16 oz) baked beans in tomato sauce

From your pantry: 3 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp ground coriander, ½ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp ground cloves, ¼ tsp allspice, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp curry powder, salt, pepper.

Instructions

Toast the coriander in a dry skillet for 30 seconds. Mix it into the turkey with the nutmeg, cloves, allspice, vinegar, 1¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Shape 8 thin patties and chill while you cook.
For the pap, bring 5 cups salted water to a boil, whisk in the cornmeal gradually, then cover and cook on low, stirring well every 5 minutes, until thick and smooth, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in the butter.
For the chakalaka, heat 1 tbsp oil in a pot over medium. Cook the onion, peppers and carrots 6 minutes, add the garlic, ginger, jalapeño and curry powder for 1 minute, then the tomatoes and baked beans. Simmer 10 minutes.
Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over medium-high and cook the patties until browned and 165°F inside, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
Serve the patties on the pap with plenty of chakalaka spooned over.

Tip: Real boerewors is a coiled beef-and-pork sausage; to make links, pipe this mixture into casings or just roll it into long logs before pan-frying. White maize meal makes the most authentic pap.