Ingredients:

• 500 grams turkey mince
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• Oil (I like to use olive oil but you can use your preferred oil)
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• Half a teaspoon black pepper
• 1 and a half teaspoon chicken seasoning (for the meatballs)
• Half a teaspoon salt
• Half a teaspoon of black pepper
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 400ml chicken stock
• 2 teaspoons chicken seasoning (for the marinara sauce)
• Fresh parsley (to garnish, optional)

Method:

1. Add your mince to a bowl and add your salt, black pepper, dried parsley, 1 and a half teaspoon of chicken seasoning, cheese, breadcrumbs, onion, egg and then mix everything together.
2. Use your hands to form nicely shaped round meatballs.
3. Heat a little oil in a pan on a medium heat and add your meatballs, frying them in the pan for about 7-10 minutes, ensuring that you are turning them so that all sides can be evenly cooked, be careful not to burn them.
4. Add your chopped garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add your tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, mix in and simmer for about 5-6 minutes.
6. Add your 2 teaspoons of chicken seasoning, thyme, oregano, bay leaves and then add your chicken stock and mix it in.
7. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat, cover and leave to simmer for about 18-25 minutes stirring once during the cooking process, then in the last 5 minutes add your brown sugar and mix in.
8. When finished you can garnish with parsley and cheese (optional)
9. Enjoy with some pasta, spaghetti or rice.

Notes:

1. I recommend that you use a good quality chicken stock with lots of flavour or you may choose to make your own, a good quality chicken stock is the key to a richly flavoured sauce, I like to use 2 chicken oxo cubes that I mix with 400ml of boiled water for my stock.
2. The brown sugar may seem unusual but it really does make a difference, it removes the harshness of the taste of the tomatoes and allows all the flavours to come together nicely.
3. Use a good flavoured chicken seasoning, I like to use caribbean chicken seasonings from the brands Dunn’s river or Tropical Sun.
4. When developing and writing out my recipes, I do use measuring cups and spoons to ensure consistency of quality and taste with each dish, so I would recommend that you do use measuring cups and spoons, until you have made the dish a few times that you can eyeball the measurements.

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