Chinese Quick Turkey Stir-fry

Name: Chinese Quick Turkey Stir-fry
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: cornstarch; soy sauce, tamari; rice vinegar; garlic; brown sugar; vegetable oil; pine nuts; onions; ginger; asparagus; scallions, spring or green onions; baby carrots; turkey; rice

Submitted by happyzhangbo

Leftover turkey makes this Asian-style stir-fry that is full of flavor and quick, easy to make.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

8 min

READY

20 min

Ingredients

TEASPOONS CORNSTARCH

TABLESPOONS SOY SAUCE, TAMARI

TABLESPOONS RICE VINEGAR

CLOVES GARLIC
minced, or to taste

TEASPOON BROWN SUGAR

TABLESPOONS VEGETABLE OIL

GRAMS PINE NUTS
or coarsely chopped peanuts

LARGE ONIONS
thinly sliced

INCH GINGER
freshly cut into very thin strips *

BUNCH ASPARAGUS
ends trimmed, cut on the diagonal *

SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
cut into strips on the diagonal

BUNCH BABY CARROTS
small bunch, peeled, halved lengthways *

500

GRAMS TURKEY
cooked from leftover, white and dark meat and cut into strips

RICE
cooked, to serve *

Directions

Add the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl and mix until smooth. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and sugar and stir well, set aside.

Heat one tablespoon of oil in a wok or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pine nuts and stir constantly for one minute until golden. Set aside on paper towel to drain.

Add onion and ginger to the wok or skillet and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in asparagus, spring onion and carrot and cook, stirring, for another 2 or 3 minutes. Stir in the turkey and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir in reserved sauce and bring to the boil. Cook until thickened and combined. Sprinkle toasted pine nuts or peanuts. Serve with cooked rice.