San choy bau with turkey mince
Save time on the washing up by using lettuce 'cups' in this tasty recipe.
Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins
Hands-on time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- 100g vermicelli noodles
- ¹⁄³ cup raw peanuts
- 4 large portobello mushrooms, chopped
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 500g turkey mince (or use chicken mince)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
- 1 large courgette, grated
- ½ cup sliced water chestnuts, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon tamari or low-salt soy sauce
- 1½ tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ bunch coriander, finely chopped
- 12 large lettuce leaves (iceberg, cos or buttercup lettuce)
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Instructions
1 Boil kettle and pour water over noodles. Set aside for 5 minutes before draining.
2 Heat a wok or a large frying pan over a medium heat. When hot add peanuts and toss in pan for a few minutes, or until golden brown. Remove nuts from pan. Add mushrooms and a drizzle of olive oil to the pan and cook until browned. Add turkey mince, the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add courgette, water chestnuts, tamari, oyster sauce and sesame oil. Stir through chopped noodles and most of the coriander.
3 Remove from heat and spoon into lettuce cups. Scatter cups with remaining coriander, peanuts and serve.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 388cal
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Kilojoules 1632kJ
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Protein 35.9g
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Total fat 14.4g
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–Saturated fat 2.7g
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Carbohydrates 25.0g
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–Sugars 4.4g
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Dietary fibre 5.6g
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Sodium 724mg
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Calcium 56mg
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Iron 4.1mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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