This recipe was given to me by a friend, years ago before I started blogging and I didn’t think back then to ask her where she got this recipe from.
Until today this is one of my favourite recipes and it’s one of those meals that you feel that you don’t need a dessert afterwards 
If you have leftover salsa, it makes a delicious pasta dish the next day.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: about 1:30 hours
Serves: 5 - 6
Ingredients:
- 1 kilo turkey breast, cut into small pieces
- 1 can (330 ml) beer
Salsa (sauce)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 cups bell peppers yellow, red and green
- 1 tinned pineapple 300 gr., together with syrup
- 3 - 4 carrots, grated
- the juice of about 4 - 5 oranges (1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 2 tablespoons of wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pummaro (500 grams) tomato juice
For thickening
- 1 tablespoon corn flour (optional)
- ¼ cup milk (optional)
Directions
- In a saucepan heat half the olive oil and sauté the onion. Add the bell peppers, the pineapple each slice cut in eight pieces as well as the pineapple juice, the orange juice, the honey, the vinegar, the tomato, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
- As soon as it boils heat the remaining olive oil in a bigger saucepan and sauté the turkey on all sides.
- Pour the beer and wait until alcohol evaporates and then add the sauce (no additional water is necessary).
- Cook for about 1 – 1 ½ hours until the turkey is tender and the sauce is thick.
- If the sauce needs thickening stir the corn flour (starch) with the milk and add, stirring for a couple of minutes.
- Serve with Rice Pilaf.
Tags: Bell Peppers, Chinese, Poultry, sweet and sour, Turkey
October 18th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
That looks scrumptious! I love sweet & sour dishes!
Cheers and have a nice Sunday,
Rosa
October 18th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Du sucré, salé, un de nos plats préférés
October 18th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
ahhh … sweet and sour dish is great! It tastes even better using pineapple. You must try the gravy using seafood. It’s even better as it cuts down fishy taste. Don’t forget to keep the pineapple skin if you are using fresh pineapple for Pineapple Fried Rice.
October 18th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
People eat here alot of turkey … whichis I guess healthy for you! I love sweet and sour chicken so I can imagine turkey version is also great! Love the colours in the pic Ivy as usual your dishes look so apetitizing!
October 19th, 2009 at 3:31 am
I would never have thought of using turkey in a sweet and sour dish but it is such a great idea!
October 19th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Wow, looks great. I can use this after thanksgiving!
October 19th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I love sweet and sour flavours and this turkey dish looks so yumm.
October 19th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Another delicious meal Ivy!
October 19th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I love asian inspired food. This is also pretty healthy too. That is if you don’t eat it all yourself!
October 19th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Ivy, mon amie, j’adore le sucré/salé.
Je prends note de ta recette.
A bientôt.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Sounds so flavorful Ivy. Would love to try it … a light yet filling meal.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
A wonderful dish, hint of the tropics with the pineapple. Nice to see turkey more prevalent in the Greek markets.
October 20th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Pare gustoasa tocanita, iar carnea e bine facuta..felicitari pentru reteta.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Ivy, thanks for the email and the screenshot. I haven’t figured the problem out. I think it might be time for me to change another template.
Sweet and sour sauce is like a magic sauce…works not only with poultry, beef, but also with seafood.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
YUM!! This looks absolutely delicious! I’ve never had sweet & sour w/ turkey before. Love the beer in there, too
October 20th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Excellent recipe! I never get turkey other than on Thanksgiving because I don’t know what to do with it other than roast it, and this sweet & sour turkey looks so wonderful, I’m definitely looking forward to trying it!
October 21st, 2009 at 10:14 am
I love turkey–what a great combination of flavors and ingredients.
October 21st, 2009 at 9:33 pm
This looks like something I’ve been missing in my life! I’ll have to try it…looks delicious!
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:14 am
Looks delicious & nice presentation!
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:48 am
I love sweet & sour dishes!And this one looks really delicious!What about substituting wine vinegar with balsamico? Or will it end up to be too sweet?
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
I love sweet and sour dishes…your version with turkey sounds delicious!
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:11 am
Constantina, I have never tried it with balsamic vinegar so I am not sure how it will affect the taste.