Name: Curried Turkey Hash Cakes
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 medium boiling potatoes, peeled, boiled till very tender, and roughly chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; ½ cup heavy cream; 1½ teaspoons salt; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 cups fine bread crumbs; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 4 to 5 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 rib celery, chopped; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, room temperature; 3 cups chopped cooked turkey; 3 large eggs, 2 beaten; ½ green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Glory of Southern Cooking

By James Villas

Published 2007

About

When Mississippi-born Craig Claiborne used to come to my home for Thanksgiving dinner, the first words he’d utter at the door were, “Save me a few slices of turkey breast for sandwiches and some dark meat to make my mamma’s hash.” Sometimes I think Southerners roast a turkey mainly to use the leftovers in all sorts of soups, stews, salads, hashes, casseroles, croquettes, gumbos, and Lord knows what else. Leftover turkey dishes almost constitute a cuisine in itself. Different types of currie