Ground Turkey and Vegetable Stir-Fry
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It’s considered, Christopher Columbus and his crewmen were probably the first Europeans to see and taste turkey. During his trip to the coast of modern Honduras in 1502, friendly locals offered Christopher Columbus and his crew a dish that contained a meat which the Spaniards called gallinas de la tierra or “land chickens”. In 1519 Hernando Cortes saw them at the markets of Mexico. Furthermore, in the early 1500s Spain became the first European country that received turkey from the New World. Ironically, turkey eventually made the full-circle of travel back to America with English settlers when they brought it to Virginia in 1584. Nevertheless, turkey was recognised as the central dish of the Thanksgiving festival as quickly as the late 18th century. Eventually, turkey gained such great popularity that legend says that President Benjamin Franklin complained about the selection of the bald eagle as the US national symbol.
Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 10 mins

Serves : Family of four
Ingredients:
  • 300g/10.5oz ground turkey
  • 250g/8.75oz cabbage, shredded
  • 150g/5.25oz carrots, julienne
  • 20g/0.75oz garlic, minced
  • 50g/1.75oz shallots, minced
  • 20g/0.75oz ginger, minced
  • ½ tsp. five-spice powder
  • 15ml/0.5fl oz cane vinegar
  • 30ml/1fl oz oyster sauce
  • 15ml/0.5fl oz peanut oil
  • 15ml/fl oz sesame oil
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
Method:
  1. Heat peanut oil in a pan.
  2. Add ground turkey.
  3. Sprinkle in five-spice powder, salt, and pepper.
  4. Stir to brown ground turkey.
  5. Add cane vinegar.
  6. Add carrots and cabbage. Stir fry for a minute over high heat.
  7. Mix in oyster sauce and sesame oil.
  8. Serve over rice or noodles.