Favorite Easy Chinese "Fake Out" Dinner

 
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We still can’t decide on a name for this dish except for my dad’s “asian sloppy joes” which really just doesn’t do it for me for a blog post title! However it’s become such a favorite I just have to have a space for it on here so that it can be more easily found. This dinner is amazing because it can withstand a lot of variety (more on that in a minute) and can be served up in several ways (more on that too).

When it comes to flexibility this dish reigns supreme. You can really use any combination of veggies you have on hand for the sautéed veggie part and in terms of protein I have used ground turkey but ground beef, pork, chicken, or lamb would all work. Additionally I’m pretty sure this could be done with shrimp or tofu or a ground meat alternative and would be great.

In terms of serving it up, I have done it over rice and tossed with wide rice noodles - both fabulous. My husband also suggested this could be a good appetizer dish if served up with lettuce cups. Se versatile or what??

What I Used:

  • 1lb ground turkey thigh

  • Veggies of your choice - I used 1/2 of an onion, 2-3 carrots, approx 1 cup of green beans & 1 bell pepper all cut into similar sized pieces

  • 2 Tbsp freshly grated ginger

  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce

  • 3 Tbsp white wine

  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar

  • 1/2 tsp hot chili crisp or crushed red pepper flakes

How To:

  1. In a large sauté pan sauce the veggies in oil with a bit of salt & pepper. Sauce until carmelized then remove & set aside.

  2. In the same pan add a bit more oil along with half of the ginger (1 Tbsp) and all of the ground meat. Brown until the meat is cooked all the way through.

  3. Add the additional ginger & brown sugar to the browned meat and combine/toss together for another couple of minutes

  4. Deglaze with the soy sauce & white wine.

  5. Add in the chili pepper/chili crisp

  6. Add back in the vegetables and toss together

  7. Serve up over rice or toss with rice noodles.

This meal comes together very quickly but note:

  1. You can sauté the veggies ahead of time and just do the rest of it right before you eat to save time

  2. You can actually make the whole thing ahead of time and just keep covered with a lid, then add a splash of soy sauce and bring back up to a simmer right before serving.

 
 
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