question!! 30-min chili recipe - reply asap if possible please :)
#268340 - 06/08/06 02:58 PM
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For some odd, annoying reason ground turkey comes in packages of 1.25lbs (1 1/4lbs), and the 30min chili recipe found in the IBS recipe exchange index (http://www.helpforibs.com/messageboards/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=recipe&Number=23491&page=4&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1) calls for 1 1/2lbs.
I plan on halving the recipe to using 3/4lb of turkey. Right now, I don't have the money, the time, or the transportation to buy additional ingredients for another recipe for the remaining turkey. My question is, if I halve the recipe will using a package of 1 1/4 lbs of turkey be too overwhelming? Any ideas?? It will be a waste if I make an entire batch of chili. Help please! I need to be ready to run to the store in the next half hour, lol. Thank you a bunch!
For those who haven't tried this recipe - it's awesome.  In the past though I never had a problem with making a full batch, but I do now.
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use 1/2 the package and freeze the other 1/2
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Edited by Shell Marr (06/08/06 03:40 PM)
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I thought freezing, thawing, then refreezing raw meat was a big no-no?
Thanks as always, Shell, you sure have been answering me quickly, and I appreciate it.
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I suppose it is technically, but I've refrozen meat oodles of times with no problems... especially since, up here anyway, pretty much all meat is frozen and thawed at the grocery store, so if you freeze it at home, you're already re-freezing thawed meat once. What's another time gonna do? 
Ok, so I'm being a little silly, but seriously? It should be fine. Just be sure to cook the remaining meat thoroughly once you do use it.
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Actually, it's okay to refreeze thawed meat IF it's been thawed in a refrigerator (i.e. never gotten to room temperature). You should always thaw meat out in the fridge anyway, unless you plan on using it immediately, in which case it's OK to thaw it in the microwave by using the defrost or low-power setting.
I'm sure that this is one of those things where you won't necessarily get sick, even if you don't follow the food safety guidelines ... but, I HAVE gotten sick before, so I make sure to follow the rules and to yell at my husband if he leaves something on the counter to thaw.
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That is good to know!
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...the county board of health people, of course, came in and did regular inspections, and from THEM, he learned that the best fast way to thaw meat is in a sinkful of cold water. It has to be *cold*. It's safe - whereas thawing on the counter isn't - and it's much faster than the fridge. No idea why, but it is!
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