Turkey in tomato sauce in a frying pan

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a turkey in tomato sauce in a frying pan? A very simple dish. First, prepare all the necessary ingredients according to the list. Take the turkey without bones, only the flesh. Meat from the breast or from the thigh of a bird is suitable. You can take any vegetable oil. I have sunflower oil.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the turkey fillet, dry it and cut into medium pieces. If you have not just a fillet, but a thigh with bone and skin, first remove the skin and cut out the bone.

3. Step 3:

   

   Sprinkle the meat with paprika, salt and pepper. In addition to the spices specified in the recipe, you can add your own to taste. A special spice mixture for turkey or poultry is suitable (in this case, look at the composition on the package; if it already has salt and pepper, you need to add these spices with caution).

4. Step 4:

   

   Mix thoroughly and leave to marinate for 30-40 minutes.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel ripe juicy tomatoes. Cut the pulp into very small cubes. Or, if desired, you can grate tomatoes on a fine grater. How to peel tomatoes quickly? To do this, make shallow incisions on them crosswise and lower them into boiling water for 1-2 minutes. After that, the skin will be removed easily enough.

6. Step 6:

   

   Peel the onion and cut into small cubes. If you or your children do not like onions, you can simply not add them.

7. Step 7:

   

   Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan over high heat. Lay out the turkey fillet and fry for 5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Transfer the turkey to a plate.

9. Step 8:

   

   In the freed frying pan, heat the remaining vegetable oil over medium heat. Put the onion and fry for 2-3 minutes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add chopped tomatoes to the onion. You can replace fresh tomatoes with ready-made chopped store-bought tomatoes in their own juice.

11. Step 10:

    

    Add tomato paste. Simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes. Tomato paste can be replaced with tomato ketchup.

12. Step 11:

    

    Pour in the water and bring the tomato sauce to a boil.

13. Step 12:

    

    Return the previously fried turkey to the sauce in the pan and stir.

14. Step 13:

    

    Simmer on low heat under a lid for 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle the finished turkey in tomato sauce with fresh herbs and serve to the table. Bon appetit!