Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Stir-Fried Turkey in Lettuce Wraps


I saw Martha Stewart make this on The Today Show this morning, and it looked so good and so simple. I had every ingredient except the fish sauce on hand, so it was a breeze to throw together. For the vegetarians in the crowd, this could easily be made with tofu, but the fish sauce was pretty crucial to the flavor so perhaps you'd have to find a suitable substitute for that.

1/4 cup soy sauce
4 teaspoons fish sauce
4 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large shallot, finely chopped
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalepeno, seeded and finely chopped
1 pound ground turkey
Bibb, Boston or iceberg lettuce, washed and leaves separated

In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.

Heat a large skillet over high until hot. Add oil and swirl to coat skillet. Add shallot, ginger, garlic and chile. Stir until fragrant (30 seconds). Add turkey and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until almost cooked through (5 minutes). Add half the sauce to the skillet and stir another 2 minutes. Serve in lettuce leaves with remaining sauce. Squeeze with a lime if you have one.

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