This recipe was inspired by the Pinch of Yum website/ food blog. It's a great website with fantastic recipes. This makes about 4 'person meals', or 2 nights of dinner for two of us.Notes about the recipe: Start with soaking the rice noodles in water. I pretty much follow the recipe as it is. I think letting the ground turkey sit in the sauce before you cook it is what makes it so flavorful. I do use the rice vinegar with the cornstarch, as I think the vinegar adds a good flavor. I use about 1.5 lb of ground turkey, to ensure that it is enough for two dinners for us. I use iceberg lettuce because I think it holds up well as the 'wrap' and I just use whatever nuts I have around the house (peanuts, cashews, toasted walnuts).u003cbru003e• I have made this with and without the noodles. It's a little heartier with the noodles, but you can use thin spaghetti or angel hair pasta instead of the rice noodles (a good way to save money).
Prep Time: 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 40 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Recipe
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: BarrettFamilyRecipes
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 741kcal
Ingredients
Sauce
4tablespoonssoy sauce
3tablespoonsoyster sauce
3tablespoonswater
1tablespoonchili paste
1tablespoonhoney
1tablespoonfresh ginger (or ginger paste)
2limesjuiced
2clovesgarlic minced
4scallionsminced
1tablespoonrice vinegar (optional, makes it more tangy)
1teaspooncornstarch (optional, helps the sauce thicken)
Main Dish
2tablespoonssesame oil
1½poundsground chicken or turkey can be used
½cup peanutschopped
6ouncesrice noodles
12lettuce leaves (romaine, Boston, or iceberg)
¼cupcilantro fresh, for topping
4green onions
½cupPeanuts lightly salted for topping
Instructions
Soak the rice noodles in a large bowl of water. While the noodles are softening make your Sauce/Marinade. When the noodles are softened, drain and rinse with cold water. Cut into small pieces.
Whisk all the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Pour about 3/4 of the sauce into a bowl with the ground chicken and peanuts. Stir to combine – marinate for 15 minutes.
In a large skillet, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Add the meat and peanut mixture and sauté for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
Add the noodles and stir-fry for another 5 minutes or until soft, adding a splash of water, oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, or lime juice to moisten the pan as you see fit.
Remove from heat, scoop mixture into lettuce leaves, top with cilantro, green onions, peanuts, and the reserved sauce.