Sunday, June 17, 2012

Thai Chicken (Turkey) Mint Leaves

This is one of my favorite Thai dishes to order and I never realized how easy it is to make until now.  The ingredients are easy to find and were already in my kitchen & garden.

1 cup of seasoned ground turkey or chicken (see previous post)
1-2 cloves chopped garlic
1 handful mint leaves
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1/2 cup chicken stock (I like Better Than Bouillon)
3-4 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tbsp cooking oil

Head the cooking oil then add the red bell pepper and garlic, cooking until the pepper is slightly soft.  Stir in the pre-cooked ground turkey and cook for about a minute.  Pour in the stock and reduce the liquid to about half that amount before adding the sweet soy sauce.  The last step is to add the mint leaves, cooking until wilted.

Ken thinks this tastes just like it came from the restaurant, which means it's a keeper.  I like to have this mixture over steamed rice with an egg fried over easy on the side.  The yolk from the fried egg pouring over the rice and the meat certainly puts this dish over the top.

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