Name: Ginger turkey lettuce wraps
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil; 500g turkey mince (preferably breast); 2 carrots finely chopped; 225g can water chestnuts drained and finely chopped; 200g green beans finely chopped; 2cm piece ginger peeled and grated; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 iceberg lettuces halved and leaves separated; 6 tbsp sticky plum sauce or sweet chilli sauce to serve

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Ginger turkey lettuce wraps

Ginger turkey lettuce wraps

Chelsie Collins

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 12 mins - 15 mins

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Pile stir-fried turkey mince, carrots and crunchy water chestnuts into lettuce leaf cups for an Asian inspired sharing starter or light lunch

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
500g turkey mince

(preferably breast)
2 carrots

finely chopped
225g can water chestnuts

drained and finely chopped
200g green beans

finely chopped
2cm piece ginger

peeled and grated
2 garlic cloves

crushed
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 iceberg lettuces

halved and leaves separated
6 tbsp sticky plum sauce or sweet chilli sauce

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal280

low
fat5g

low
saturates1g
carbs22g
sugars20g
fibre6g
protein34g
salt3g

Method

step 1

In a large wok or frying pan, heat the oil and fry the turkey mince until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
step 2

Tip the carrots, water chestnuts and beans into the pan and stir-fry for 2 mins. Add the ginger and garlic, drizzle over the soy and stir-fry for 1-2 mins more. Add the mince and stir-fry until hot. Season to taste.
step 3

To serve, pile the turkey and veg into lettuce leaf ‘cups’ and drizzle over the plum or chilli sauce.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2015

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