Minced meat stew with pepper
5 servings
35 minutes
Stir-fried minced meat with peppers is a fragrant dish of Chinese cuisine that embodies a wealth of flavors and balance of ingredients. It combines juicy turkey mince, sweet peppers, and spicy notes of garlic, onion, and basil to create a vibrant flavor palette. Dressed with a sauce of lime, sriracha, and honey, the stir-fry has a sweet-spicy zest characteristic of Asian dishes. The ingredients sautéed in a wok give the dish an appetizing texture and rich taste. This dish pairs wonderfully with rice or noodles, making it an ideal option for a hearty dinner. Historically, such dishes arose from the traditions of quick cooking in China where the wok frying technique preserves the freshness and nutritional properties of the ingredients.
1
Whisk lime juice, fish sauce, sriracha, soy sauce, and honey.
- Lime juice: 2 tablespoons
- Fish sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Sriracha: 1 tablespoon
- Soy sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Honey: 1 tablespoon
2
Peel the onion and slice it into thin half-rings. Remove seeds and partitions from the bell pepper and cut it into thin strips. Peel the garlic and slice it thinly. Chop the basil leaves.
- Onion: 1 head
- Red sweet pepper: 1 piece
- Garlic: 4 cloves
- Green basil: 2 bunchs
3
Cut the turkey meat into pieces and grind it through a meat grinder. Heat the wok over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil and heat for one minute. Add garlic and fry until fragrant, about a minute. Remove the garlic from the wok.
- Turkey breast fillet: 500 g
- Vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons
- Garlic: 4 cloves
4
Put onion and sweet pepper in the wok, fry for one to two minutes, then transfer to a bowl. Pour in the remaining oil, heat it up and add the minced meat. Cook for five minutes, breaking up the meat with a spatula: the liquid should evaporate and the meat should start browning.
- Onion: 1 head
- Red sweet pepper: 1 piece
- Vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons
- Turkey breast fillet: 500 g
5
Return the vegetables to the wok and stir-fry for one to two minutes. Add chopped basil and cook for another minute.
- Green basil: 2 bunchs
6
Pour the sauce into the wok and stir to distribute evenly. Cook for two minutes and remove the wok from heat. Serve with rice or noodles.
- Lime juice: 2 tablespoons
- Fish sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Sriracha: 1 tablespoon
- Soy sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Honey: 1 tablespoon
