Thai Style Ground Turkey With Chiles And Basil Recipes

THAI BASIL GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Add the turkey and onion to a hot nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Brown and break up the larger chunks as you go until no longer pink.
• Add in the garlic and ginger. Cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
• Add the soy sauce, chili paste, and basil. (For a sweeter option, add 1-3 tsp. sugar as well) Cook for 30 seconds and remove from heat. Taste and season as needed with additional soy or chili sauce. Squeeze lime juice over top.

THAI GROUND CHICKEN BASIL

Steps:

• Heat a wok over high heat until smoking. Pour in peanut oil, then immediately add garlic. Stir-fry garlic until it begins to turn golden brown, about 20 seconds. Mix in the ground chicken and continue cooking and stirring until the meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the sliced chilies, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Cook for about 15 seconds to soften the chilies, then add the basil, and continue cooking until the basil has wilted.

THAI-STYLE GROUND TURKEY WITH CHILES AND BASIL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice and sugar. (If you think your fish sauce is very salty, start with 2 teaspoons; you can add more at the end if the dish needs it.).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger, garlic, jalapeño and chopped scallion. Cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about a minute. Stir in turkey. Cook meat, breaking it up with a fork, until it is no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce mixture and cook for a minute or so, until flavors come together. Remove from heat and stir in basil. Scatter with sliced scallion greens. Serve, over warm coconut or regular rice, with lime wedges on the side.

THAI BEEF WITH CHILES AND BASIL

Steps:

• Combine rice, coconut milk, 3/4 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepain. Cover and bring to a boil before reducing to a simmer. Once simmering, cover and cook for 25 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
• When rice is almost done, combine fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a small bowl then set aside.
• Add oil and heat a wok or skillet over high heat. Add garlic and half the chiles. Cook for 15 seconds.
• Add beef and brown for about 4 minutes. Add sauce mixture and cook for 30 seconds. Add basil and remaining chiles.