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I created this delicious dish one day after a long walk up in the mountains with my dog. When we were done hiking, I was starving! I wanted something Asian and my body was craving some meat. I almost stopped to pick up sushi, but decided against it and came straight home instead.
Based on what I had in my fridge, I created and cooked this dish. It totally hit the spot!
Now, when I’m craving a meal with an Asian slant, but don’t want all the MSG, and unhealthy sauces, I make this recipe to satisfy my cravings. Even with the chopping required of some ingredients, this dish is easy to make and cooks up fast. And, it’s packed with good-for-you ingredients, it’s super filling and best of all, the flavors taste delicious together.
It will easily serve 4 people, but if you have leftover meat, it freezes well or can easily be refrigerated for later.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp almond butter (with no added sugar)
- 1 cup mushroom caps, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, diced
- ½ red onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 1 8 oz can water chestnuts, drained and diced
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- ¼ cup Bragg Liquid Aminos + more for serving
- 1 tbsp no added sugar Sriracha + more for serving
- Romaine lettuce leaves (preferably organic), washed
- Green onion, sliced (optional)
- Cilantro, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- In a large fry pan, cook ground turkey, jalapeno pepper, red onion, garlic and ginger over medium heat for about 10 minutes till turkey is cooked through.
- Stir in the almond butter till it’s melted and well combined.
- Add mushrooms and water chestnuts and stir.
- Let it cook a couple minutes, then add the rice vinegar and Liquid Aminos then stir well.
- Cook for another 5 minutes and viola, it’s done!
- To serve, load the turkey mixture onto your lettuce leaves and if you like, top with green onion, cilantro, a drizzle more of the liquid aminos and a squeeze of Sriracha.
Cooks Note: If you’ve never heard of Bragg Liquid Aminos, let me be the first to introduce it to you. It is a non-GMO soy protein seasoning and can be used as a healthy soy sauce alternative. It has 1 gram of protein for each tsp, and contains 16 different amino acids (essential and non-essential). If you are using this product, you won’t need to add salt, as like it’s cousin – traditional soy sauce – it’s got a salty flavor (and contains 310 mg of sodium per tsp). You could substitute Coconut Aminos for a lighter flavor and no soy.