Soba with turkey "Five spices" and vegetables
4 servings
45 minutes
Soba with turkey 'Five Spices' and vegetables is a harmony of textures and flavors inspired by Asian culinary traditions. Thinly sliced turkey meat soaked in the spicy 'Five Spices' blend and aromatic teriyaki sauce becomes tender and rich. Crunchy vegetables—zucchini, daikon, carrot, and fennel—add freshness and structure to the dish. Soba noodles cooked to perfect firmness bind the ingredients together, while sesame oil and seeds add nutty notes. This dish combines lightness and richness, making it a great choice for those who appreciate flavor balance. Inspiring, fragrant, and cozy—soba with turkey offers gastronomic pleasure to anyone who decides to try it.
1
Cut a piece of turkey about the size of a chicken breast into strips about 1 cm thick.
- Turkey fillet: 1 piece
2
Place the turkey in a plastic container, add the 'Five Spices' mix and teriyaki sauce. Close the lid and shake well. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Chinese Five Spice: 1 tablespoon
- Teriyaki sauce: 1 tablespoon
3
In the meantime, prepare the vegetables.
4
Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise and then into not very thin slices.
- Zucchini: 1 piece
5
Peel two small or one large carrot and cut diagonally into thick slices about 5 mm thick.
- Carrot: 2 pieces
6
Take a piece of daikon that is roughly equal in volume to the chopped carrots. Clean and cut it into pieces similar in size to the carrots.
- Daikon: 1 piece
7
Cut the medium-sized fennel into half rings.
- Fennel: 1 head
8
Peel a piece of ginger about 5 cm and cut it into thin strips the size of a matchstick. Crush the garlic with a knife and chop it.
- Fresh ginger: 1 piece
- Garlic: 1 clove
9
Boil the soba according to the instructions on the package, drain the water, and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside the cooked soba.
- Soba noodles: 100 g
10
In a pan, heat peanut oil over high heat. Add garlic and ginger and sauté for about 1 minute to prevent the garlic from burning.
- Peanut butter: 3 tablespoons
- Garlic: 1 clove
- Fresh ginger: 1 piece
11
Add the turkey and sauté, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes until it is coated with a golden crust.
- Turkey fillet: 1 piece
12
Add the prepared zucchini, fennel, carrot, and daikon. Sauté for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly. It's important to catch the moment when the vegetables are still crunchy.
- Zucchini: 1 piece
- Fennel: 1 head
- Carrot: 2 pieces
- Daikon: 1 piece
13
Remove from heat, add soba, a spoon of sesame oil and sesame seeds, and mix well.
- Soba noodles: 100 g
- Dark sesame oil: 1 tablespoon
- Sesame seeds: 1 tablespoon
14
Serve garnished with chopped green onion feathers.
- Green onions: to taste