as yesterday was a Snowday , at least in the afternoon , I took advantage of it to make some more Turkey Ragu.
this time I doubled the Rx ( 1/4 lb generic bacon , 1 lb ( or 20 oz ) ground turkey ( StonybrookFarm ) , 1/2 cup 1/2 & 1/2, 1/4 lb Sweet Italianish Sauage ( SBF ) )
I don't like licorice flavor , would never use fennel bulb .... but a little fennel flavor in Ragu is nice
the double portion fit nicely in the IP right up to the limit for this sort of thing.
I portion it out into little tubs and freeze it :
I took advantage of the NEWeather , and put 8 of these outside in the snow , covered and then in the AM bagged and vacuum sealed them.
on the L is a trick Ive learned pre-vaccum seal : rough up the frozen top w the back of a spoon . it eliminated sharp edges and most of the air pockets
the one on the R has not been done yet. I had one bag failure due to a sharp edge !
these are what the bags look like frozen and ready to go into the basement SV Freezer.
I take the frozen brick out of the bag and put it back in the plastic container when I thaw them for dinner . its a mess to get the
ragu out of a bag when not frozen.
w the addition of the italian-ish sausage the flavor really did improve. Id use pork italian sausage , but none of it is made at markets here
and the list of ingredients that AgraCon uses are amazing. SBFarm's are more reasonable. ill get some fennel seed and use that in the future.
Oooooops ! 1 jar 32 oz marinara sauce. this time i used MarketBasket generic. it was fine. on Sale ! 99 cents a Jar !
