I love, love, love noodles. One of my all-time favourite dishes is char kway teow, it’s orgasmically good. As Singaporeans would say, it’s “die die must try”. When Husband and I lived in Singapore we’d go on weekend expeditions in search of the island’s best char kway teow. Oh how I miss Singaporean food. Go there sometime, even if it’s just to eat yourself stupid for a few days. Best holiday ever. Back to noodles: for some bizarre reason the Sprogs are not stir-fried noodle fans. That was fine when I didn’t eat carbs, but it’s annoying now that I’m dabbling in them. So I’ve decided to try and convert them. This dish was the first stage of my campaign. A nice, light noodle dish to tempt their tastebuds. They ate the whole bowl without a word of complaint (after picking out everything green that wasn’t broccoli). If your kids are anti-chilli, I’d suggest stirring it through after serving their portion, because it’s much better with a bit of kick. In fact, I’m really enjoying some leftovers right now, as I type hunched over the heater because it’s like a fricking freezer at my place today. Brrrrr.
TURKEY, LIME AND GINGER NOODLES
300g dried rice-stick noodles, prepared according to directions on packet
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Small bunch green onions, finely sliced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
400g turkey mince
Stir-fry veg of choice (I used a zucchini, a bunch of bok choy, broccoli and snow peas)
METHOD
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a heavy-based frying pan or wok. Add ginger, garlic and green onions and cook 1 minute until fragrant. Add mince, stirring to break up lumps, until no longer pink. Remove to bowl. Add 1 tbsp oil to pan, when hot stir-fry veg until bok choy begins to wilt. Add drained noodles, reserved turkey mince, lime juice, fish sauce, soy and chilli sauce to the pan. Toss to combine. Simmer 1 minute. Serve!
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yum….looks delicious!!!! PS just had your painter over — I am going to do it. If I have to have a banged up face I might as well have a fab looking house. Need your advice on paint colours when you have a minute 🙂
I am always a big fan of the old Dulux USA white something or other. Although best to hold a few white swatches up to make sure they don’t look grey on the walls.
yum, I’m going to try that one! And I learned that noodles are actually carbs? Well there you go, your column is both entertaining and informative.
There you go, I’ve satisfied on so many levels.
OK, trying this next week. Looks just too good.
husband not a fan. hates turkey. would work just as well with chicken mince. but i enjoyed it. let me now how it goes. a friend reckons my chang mai noodles werent spicy enough – is good to get feedback.
Yum! Big hit in the Marks’ household last night! I forgot whether you said 1/4 or 1/2 a cup of lime juice, so a split the difference. And I wasn’t sure when to add the fish sauce so I just chucked it in at the end. It seemed to work out fine. Thanks, J
Wow, I really outdid myself with mistakes on that one!!! Thx for letting me know, have corrected the recipe. Also so relieved you liked it.