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Menu Plan for Spring I: Week 8, Wednesday

Turkey and Broccoli Stir Fry / Brown Rice

Cooking time:  25 minutes for menu           Cooking schedule: see below for instructions

      To round out our week of end-of-season fare, this is the last stir fry of this season.

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.

Cooking schedule: 25 minutes Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives, small saucepan with lid, large skillet with lid, plate Slice onion Mince garlic, ginger Julienne pepper, carrot Cook rice Slice celery Cut broccoli, slice turkey Heat oil in skillet

Add onion, celery, stir-fry Add garlic, ginger, stir-fry Remove vegetables to plate Add sesame oil, soy sauce, turkey, stir-fry Remove turkey to plate with vegetables Add broccoli, carrots, pepper, stir-fry Return everything to pan, add stock, sherry, heat Cover, simmer Dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce Add cornstarch mix to skillet, stir until thickened Fluff brown rice, serve

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