Frozen Turkey

Thanks everyone I made a curry and it was fine , I just added the turkey for long enough to heat right through so it didn't disintegrate but managed to overcook the rice somehow something I don't think I've ever done before... but the curry was really nice..

That would probably be me! Most pre-cooked and then frozen meat has the tendency to do that, but poultry is especially prone!

tanith It's probably still okay to eat – i.e. won't make you ill, but the texture will almost certainly be completely shot. Hence someone's advice about cutting it into large chunks.

merlotgran

You could always stick a holly leaf in it and serve it up again this Christmas.

I think phoenix's suggestion of a pie sounds delicious and I do agree about turkey disintegrating in curry. A pie is much more gentle to the cooked meat. Or even turkey soup with lots of vegetables, lovely in this damp autumn weather

Thanks for the suggestions I often make plate pies in just the way you describe unfortunately OH doesn't like turkey so I might just invite daughter no2 and her offspring to eat turkey curry with me tomorrow .

Sometimes left over cooked turkey can disintegrate in curries, I tend to cut it into pretty large chunks to try to avoid this.

The alternative is to cut it into chunks, mix with a tin of condensed mushroom soup (no liquid) then use defrosted frozen puff pastry to make a plate pie.

I crimp the edge of the pie, (sort of pulling it up with the handle of a teaspoon between two fingers on the pastry) then make pastry leaves to decorate it, glaze with beaten egg and it looks very good and "home made". Tastes lovely too!

Go for it tanith if you feel its ok.

Thanks I probably will make some curry with it..

Personally, I would use it in either a curry or a cheats pie! I hate waste and think that with some foods the use by/sell by issue is OTT.

my instinct would be if it was thoroughly cooked and then frozen fairly soon after cooking then yes. If it was hanging around for days in a nice warm kitchen before being frozen then definitely not. But I am not the most cautious food hygiene fanatic... you're the one who dealt with it before and you should follow your own feelings in this matter.