Christmas overrated or not is the best time for good food. To be honest as long as I don't have to cook on Christmas eve or day, which I find very stressful, I am fine and happy enough to eat for ten people. And beat my boyfriend in Monopoly. And watch 'It's A Wonderful Life'. And other cliches.
This year I decided to cook for my friends before they go away for the holiday season. So last night I tried this stir fry dish, which was actually simple and tasty. Not very Christmassy but hey, the turkey was there and the mulled wine put everyone in a ho ho ho mood anyway.
It also means I can just do the drinking during the festive preparations, since I have paid my dues.
This year I decided to cook for my friends before they go away for the holiday season. So last night I tried this stir fry dish, which was actually simple and tasty. Not very Christmassy but hey, the turkey was there and the mulled wine put everyone in a ho ho ho mood anyway.
It also means I can just do the drinking during the festive preparations, since I have paid my dues.
Ingredients
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 300g turkey breast
- 5cm piece of root ginger, chopped (or 1 teaspoon ground ginger)
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce (no salt necessary, soy sauce will do the job)
- 50g mange tout, green beans or sugar snaps
- 50g bamboo shoots
- 80g broccoli in florets
- 50g baby corn
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- 3 slices of pineapple, preferably fresh, diced
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 150g fresh bean sprouts
50g cashew nuts
sesame seeds (optional)
- Wash, dry and slice the turkey evenly.
- For the marinade, mix ginger with 2 tablespoons soy sauce, salt, pepper and garlic. Roll the turkey in the marinade, leave in the fridge for an hour.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok and fry the onion and the turkey briefly. Stir in the pineapple chunks.
- Add the bean sprouts, broccoli, cashew nuts and the rest of the vegetables to the pan and cook, stirring continuously.
- Add the remaining soy sauce and pepper to taste. Toss one last time and serve. Sesame seeds can be added too.
- Can be accompanied by rice or noodles. (Optional)
