The Nourishing Home

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp olive oil, divided
• 1 cup finely diced yellow onion
• 1/4 cup finely diced organic red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup finely diced organic carrots
• 1/4 cup finely diced organic celery
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/4 lb. organic ground turkey
• 15 oz. organic tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup organic ketchup
• 1/4 cup filtered water
• 1 tbsp organic *Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp coconut sugar (or sucanat)
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch of cayenne pepper and pinch of ground cloves

Instructions

1. In a large sauté pan, or cast iron skillet, over medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp of olive oil along with the finely diced onion, red pepper, carrot and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are soft (about 4-5 minutes). Add the minced garlic and cook just a minute longer, until fragrant. Remove pan from heat and place sautéed veggies in a small bowl.
2. Using the same pan, over high heat, add an additional 2 tbsp of olive oil and crumble the ground turkey into the pan. Sprinkle meat with sea salt. Do not stir the ground turkey, as you want to brown it. Instead, allow the meat to cook undisturbed until lightly browned on one side. (Use a spatula to take a peek every now and then to check it.) Then, flip it over and brown the other side. Once turkey is browned, remove from heat, and using two spatulas working in tandem, break up the meat into a fine crumble.
3. Place pan back on burner and heat over medium. Return the sautéed veggies to the pan with the crumbled browned turkey. Add the tomato sauce, ketchup, water, Worcestershire, vinegar and rapadura to the pan. Then, add the thyme, sea salt, ground pepper and just a dash/pinch of cayenne pepper and ground cloves. Mix well to combine. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer – you may need to reduce the heat a bit. Simmer uncovered for about 8-10 minutes until sauce is nice and thick. Serve on toasted sourdough rolls, or your favorite GF rolls/biscuits. (Recipe adapted from Simply Recipes.)

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