Turkey and Broccoli Stir Fry with Brown Rice
Total time: 30 minutes
You can use turkey cutlets for this, sliced into strips, or part of a larger turkey tenderloin, freezing the rest for another time, or even ground turkey... or chicken breasts....
Ingredients:
- 10oz (300gr) turkey cutlets or tenderloin
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbs minced ginger substitute 1/2 tsp powdered
- 1 rib celery
- 1/2 green pepper
- 1/2 head broccoli
- 1 carrot
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp tbs olive oil
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) chicken stock
- 1 tbs sherry (optional)
- 1 tbs cornstarch (Maizena) dissolved in 1 tbs soy sauce plus 1 tbs water
- Brown Rice:
- 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) quick-cooking brown rice
- 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken stock or whatever your rice calls for
Instructions:
- Thinly slice onion.
- Mince garlic.
- Mince ginger (peel first).
- Julienne the pepper and carrots.
- Slice the celery at an angle.
- Cut broccoli into florets (with some stem).
- Cut the turkey into strips - bite-size.
- Heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, celery to skillet and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add garlic, ginger and stir-fry another 2 minutes.
- Remove onions/garlic from pan and set aside.
- Add sesame oil, soy sauce to pan and heat.
- Add turkey and stir-fry 3 - 5 minutes, until golden.
- Remove and put with onions.
- Add broccoli, carrots, pepper to skillet and stir-fry 5 minutes.
- Return turkey, onions, celery, garlic and ginger to pan.
- Add chicken stock, sherry and bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir in cornstarch mixture until thickened.
- Serve over rice, adding more soy sauce if desired, according to taste.
- Brown Rice:
- Cook rice according to package instructions. Fluff and serve.