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Chinese Turkey in Jade

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Here we've adapted the classic Chinese dish "squab in jade," in which the meat is minced, stir-fried, and served in "cups" of lettuce.

Ingredients

an 8-ounce can water chestnuts
1/2 cup snow peas
4 scallions
3 heads Bibb lettuce
1 pound lean ground turkey
2 teaspoons honey
4 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons finely grated peeled fresh gingerroot
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

Accompaniments:

1 cup packed fresh mint sprigs
1 cup packed fresh cilantro sprigs
2 cups cooked white rice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Rinse and drain water chestnuts and coarsely chop. Diagonally cut snow peas into 1/2-inch-wide pieces and chop scallions. Separate lettuce leaves.

    Step 2

    In a bowl with your hands mix turkey, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 tablespoon each soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic, and 2 tablespoons gingerroot until just combined. Marinate turkey mixture 15 minutes.

    Step 3

    In a small bowl whisk together Worcestershire sauce, water, sugar, cornstarch, and remaining teaspoon honey, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons vinegar. In a wok or large non-stick skillet heat vegetable oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saut
 turkey mixture, stirring and breaking up lumps, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. With a slotted spoon transfer turkey mixture to cleaned bowl. In wok or skillet stir-fry remaining tablespoon each garlic and gingerroot 15 seconds. Add water chestnuts and stir-fry 15 seconds. Add turkey mixture, soy-sauce mixture, snow peas, and scallions and stir-fry until sauce is thickened and snow peas are tender, about 3 minutes. Remove wok or skillet from heat and stir in sesame oil and salt and pepper to taste.

    Step 4

    Serve turkey mixture, mint, and cilantro on lettuce leaves accompanied by rice.

Nutrition Per Serving

Each serving
including rice
about 425 calories and 11.7 grams fat (25% of calories from fat).
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Gourmet
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