Poultry and Game Recipes - Stir-fried Turkey with Pine Nuts and Green Peppers Recipe

  
 

Poultry and Game Recipes - Stir-fried Turkey with Pine Nuts and Green Peppers Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

  • 3 tablespoons rapeseed oil

  • 50 g/2 oz pine nuts

  • 1 onion, thinly sliced

  • 2.5 cm/1 inch piece of fresh root ginger, very thinly sliced

  • 2 green peppers, cored, deseeded and cut lengthways

  • into thin strips

  • 500 g/1 lb cooked turkey, cut diagonally into thin strips

  • salt and pepper

  • Chinese noodles, to serve

Sauce:

  • 2 teaspoons corn flour

  • 2 tablespoons water

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

  • 2 tablespoons rice wine or dry sherry

  • 1 tablespoon wine vinegar

  • 1 garlic clove, crushed

  • 1 teaspoon soft dark brown sugar

Method:

  1. To make the sauce, blend the corn flour and water, add the remaining sauce ingredients and set aside.

  2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a preheated wok or frying pan. Add the pine nuts and toss for 1-2 minutes until golden brown. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.

  3. Add the remaining oil to the pan, then the onion, ginger and green peppers and stir-fry over a low heat for 3-4 minutes until softened, but not colored. Remove and set aside.

  4. Add the turkey to the pan and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until heated through. Whisk the sauce, add to the wok and bring to the boil, stirring until it has thickened.

  5. Add the pepper mixture and toss to mix, then add the pine nuts and toss again. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with Chinese noodles.