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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Spicy Asian Ground Turkey With Cabbage

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 scallions, coarsely chopped (green and parts)
  • fresh ginger (2-inch piece peeled and grated or finely chopped)
  • 1 cup green cabbage (thinly sliced)
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped and halved
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 -2 teaspoon hot chili sauce
  • 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 -4 tablespoons cilantro leaves
  • 2 limes (zest and juice of 2 limes)
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Recipe

  • 1 heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a wok or large pan. when hot add ground turkey and stir fry it for 5 minutes. add hoisin sauce, hot chili sauce and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. continue to stir fry until almost cooked through. (i use the pampered chef tool to break up the meat into small pieces).
  • 2 in a bowl, combine the scallions, half of the ginger, cabbage, half of the chili pepper, the garlic, the 3 tablespoons of soy sauce and the lime zest.
  • 3 add vegetable bowl mixture to wok and continue to stir fry until cooked but still slightly crisp.
  • 4 while the turkey and vegetables cook, make the dipping sauce. in a bowl, combine the remaining ginger and chili pepper, the 1/3 cup of soy sauce, the lime juice, the sesame oil, the honey and a splash of water. taste and adjust the seasoning; if it's too salty, add another drizzle of honey.
  • 5 before serving the meat stir in the cilantro leaves.
  • 6 garnish with extra cilantro leaves and serve with the spicy lime dipping sauce.
  • 7 wrap in lettuce cups or serve over noodles or rice.

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