Slow Cooked Turkey Tacos with Soft Homemade Tortillas
These tacos are savoury, slightly smoky and oh so tender. Our organic turkey is lean yet flavourful and is the most convenient and perfect meat for this mid week or weekend meal. Fold them in a soft tortilla with all of the fixings and tuck in. A simple, flavour packed recipe from Jenny G, creator, writer and stylist @thesaltychilli.
Slow Cooked Turkey Tacos with Soft Homemade Tortillas
These tacos are savoury, slightly smoky and oh so tender. Our organic turkey is lean yet flavourful and is the most convenient and perfect meat for this mid week or weekend meal. Fold them in a soft tortilla with all of the fixings and tuck in. A simple, flavour packed recipe from Jenny G, creator, writer and stylist @thesaltychilli.
- Serves: 2
- Prepare: 20 Minutes
- Cook: 2 Hours
- Difficulty: Easy
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS ORGANIC TURKEY?
From late summer our slow-grown turkeys live in large, airy barns that open on to green downland fields. Every day they can follow their natural instincts in this free-range environment - pecking at the grass and bales in the fresh air, enjoying a high quality, organic feed (a mix of wheat, barley and oats).
Ingredients
For The Taco Filling
- 250g diced turkey
- 1 small white onion sliced
- 1 large garlic clove thinly sliced
- 2 vine ripened tomatoes diced
- ½ lime juiced
- ½tsp ground cumin
- ¼tsp fine sea salt
- ½tsp Mexican oregano (or oregano)
- ½tsp chipotle paste
- 5g achiote paste (optional)
- 150ml water, vegetable or chicken stock
- small handful fresh coriander
- 1tbsp vegetable oil
- garnish with sour cream, thinly sliced onion, avocado slices, diced tomato, lime wedges, crumbled feta and hot sauce
For The Homemade Tortillas
- 80g flour
- 1/8tsp fine sea salt
- 1tbsp vegetable oil
- 3tbsp just boiled (hot) water
Method
For The Tacos
- Mix the turkey with the cumin and salt, give it a few cranks of fresh pepper and set aside
- In a sauté pan with a lid on medium heat, add the oil then the onion and garlic. Saute until soft. Set to one side of the pan and add the turkey searing until browned. Add the tomatoes and mix everything together. Then add the lime juice, water, oregano, chipotle paste and coriander. Stir and bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook on low for 1 ½ - 2 hours stirring occasionally until the turkey is extremely tender
For The Tortillas
- In a bowl add the flour and salt and mix, then add the vegetable oil and hot water and stir with a spoon. Using your hands knead the dough for five minutes until elastic. Divide the dough into four 30g balls and let them rest for 10 minutes
- In a heavy cast iron skillet, wipe the pan with a bit of oil and heat on medium high until smoking. Individually roll out the tortillas and cook for about 30 seconds on each side until brown and bubbly
To Serve
- Serve the turkey in the warm tortillas with sliced onion, tomato, sour cream, avocado slices, crumbled feta then plate with limes, coriander and hot sauce
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS ORGANIC TURKEY?
From late summer our slow-grown turkeys live in large, airy barns that open on to green downland fields. Every day they can follow their natural instincts in this free-range environment - pecking at the grass and bales in the fresh air, enjoying a high quality, organic feed (a mix of wheat, barley and oats).
Frequently asked questions
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Turkey is an exceptionally lean meat, both turkey and chicken are healthy choices. A turkey breast has slightly less protein than a chicken breast, but both meats are high in protein, low in calories and fat, making them great additions to a healthy balanced diet.
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We work with farmer Ed Walters. The Walters Family have been farming at Bower Farm, high on the Berkshire Downs for over 110 years. They have over 50 years’ experience of producing the highest quality fresh organic turkeys purely for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Every day they explore their natural surroundings pecking at the grass and bales in the fresh air. The turkeys eat a natural diet, they are fed on high quality organic feed (a mix of wheat, barley and oats).
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Organic turkey is made of several butchered cuts that come from a turkey reared in an organic certified system. There are several organic bodies in the UK who can offer this accreditation such as the Soil Association & Organic Farmers and Growers. The standards set by these bodies will affect the husbandry, birth, life, slaughter and processing of an organic beef animal. Every standard must be met and is audited at least annually to ensure this is the case.
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There are a number of studies that suggest organic turkey is a healthier option – higher in Omega 3, Amino Acids and Healthy Fats. There are also several other reasons why choosing organic turkey is a good idea. They range from the contribution of organic turkey to climate change, animal welfare and the use of pesticides and medicines used in the farming of conventional turkeys having a detrimental effect on our health. We work with farmer Ed Walters - the Walters Family have been farming at Bower Farm, high on the Berkshire Downs for over 110 years. They have over 50 years’ experience of producing the highest quality fresh organic turkeys purely for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Like us, they are passionate about the welfare of their animals. Ed carefully rears slow growing traditional Bronze turkeys for us, an old-fashioned breed that provides a bird with fantastic flavour and even coverage of meat. The flavour of the bird is made even better by slow growth to natural maturity.