Turkey Longsilog: Sweet Garlic Longganisa, Garlic Rice & Egg

Homemade skinless longganisa, the sticky, sweet-garlicky Filipino breakfast sausage, made with ground turkey instead of the usual pork, alongside garlic fried rice and fried eggs.

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 12 garlic cloves, minced (half for sausage, half for rice)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 4 eggs
• 1¼ cups jasmine rice, cooked the day before (about 4 cups cooked)

From your pantry: ¼ cup brown sugar, 1 tbsp white vinegar, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1 tsp paprika, ½ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp salt, 3 tbsp oil.

Instructions

1. Mix the turkey with half the garlic, the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, paprika, pepper and ¾ tsp salt until sticky. Shape into 12 small logs about 3 inches long (wet hands help).
2. Lay the sausages in a large nonstick skillet, add water to come halfway up them, and simmer over medium, turning once, until the water is gone, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Add 1 tbsp oil and keep cooking, rolling them often, until glossy, caramelized and 165°F inside, 3 to 4 minutes. Watch closely, as the sugar burns fast.
4. Meanwhile, fry the remaining garlic in 1½ tbsp oil over medium in a second skillet until golden, add the cold rice and ¼ tsp salt, and stir-fry until hot, 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Fry the eggs in the last of the oil and serve each plate with 3 sausages, rice and an egg, with vinegar or banana ketchup for dipping.

Tip: Shape a double batch and freeze the raw logs on a tray, then bag them: they cook straight from frozen with a few extra minutes of simmering.

Nutrition per serving

Good for

Adapted from Kawaling Pinoy.

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