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Lighten things up by switching your usual chicken or pork for turkey mince in this simple and tasty udon noodle stir fry. Perfect for a healthy midweek dinner, this recipe is ready in 20 minutes!
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We love using mince in our cooking, it’s normally a pretty cheap option and it’s just ridiculously versatile. Normally it’s beef, lamb or even pork mince we’re using and it makes its way into ragu, burgers, enchiladas and meatballs.
Recently we decided to mix things up a bit by getting some turkey mince instead and serving it in a yummy udon noodle stir fry full of Szechuan pepper kick and soy and miso umami.
I love fresh, light meals like this.
I also love eating them when it’s not below freezing outside. Which is unfortunately not the situation I’m in right now. We are having some horrible weather right now and it has made me supremely sad. Battling through blizzards just to get to work is really not fun.
And I know that British people are notoriously wimpy about snow but it is extreme right now. AND IT’S MARCH, how is this happening?!
Anyway, enough weather talk, let’s move onto more interesting things like udon noodle stir fries and spicy, peanutty turkey mince. Does that make you as happy as it makes me?
Ingredients you need to make this udon noodle stir fry with ground turkey:
- Sesame Oil
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Szechuan Peppercorns
- Turkey Thigh Mince
- Red Chilli
- Pak Choi
- Udon Noodles
- Chopped Peanuts
- Lime
- Peanut Butter
- Miso
- Rice Vinegar
- Soy Sauce
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How to Make Udon Noodle Stir Fry with Turkey Mince:
- Crush your Szechuan peppercorns in a pestle and mortar (I use this one) before starting.
- If you can’t be bothered to peel and crush your garlic and ginger then feel free to use a paste, no judgement here! I’ve been using this brand recently and liking it 😇
- We used turkey thigh mince for this recipe because it has a bit more flavour while still being the lean and healthy meat you can count on from turkey.
- While your turkey mince cooks simply whisk together all your sauce ingredients and set aside until ready to use. If you want to make this dish even quicker you could prep the sauce ahead of time and store in the fridge.
- Don’t skip the lime and chopped peanut for serving, they add such a great zing and crunch to the finished dish.
If you love noodles as much as we do then head over here to find all of my fave noodle recipes 😍
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WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH THE LEFTOVER INGREDIENTS YOU’VE GOT ONCE YOU’VE MADE THIS UDON NOODLE STIR FRY WITH TURKEY MINCE?
Peanut Salmon Noodles with Pak Choi
Udon Noodle Stir Fry with Turkey Mince
Lighten things up by switching your usual chicken or pork for turkey mince in this simple and tasty udon noodle stir fry. Perfect for a healthy midweek dinner, this recipe is ready in 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1 clove Garlic crushed
- 1 tsp Grated Ginger
- 1 tsp Szechuan Peppercorns crushed
- 500 g Turkey Thigh Mince
- 1 Red Chilli deseeded and chopped
- 200 g Pak Choi ends trimmed and broken into leaves
- 4 servings Udon Noodles cooked
- Chopped Peanuts to serve
- Lime Wedges to serve
For the Sauce
- 2 tbsp Peanut Butter
- 1 tsp Miso
- 1 tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
Instructions
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Heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil to a wok and heat over a high heat until nearly smoking. Add the garlic, ginger and sichuan pepper corns to the wok and cook for 20 seconds before adding the turkey mince. Cook for 10 minutes until there's no more pink bits and some parts are starting to crisp.
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Meanwhile make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients together. Add the pak choi and chilli to the wok and quickly cook for a couple of minutes. Add the sauce and cook for another 2 minutes.
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Serve the turkey with the udon noodles and topped with the chopped peanuts and slice of lime.
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10 Comments
Savita
01/03/2018 at 11:18 PMI have become super fan of Szechuan Peppercorns these days. So, def. trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Amy
02/03/2018 at 7:25 PMThey’re so good right?!
Danielle Wolter
02/03/2018 at 12:43 AMI love the flavors in this! I’m not too familiar with mince, but I’ll google it. I’m so glad I live in a climate that never get snow!
Amy
02/03/2018 at 7:25 PMHaha, you are so lucky Danielle!
Lisa Huff
02/03/2018 at 1:07 AMLooks SO much better than anything we get from takeout!
Amy
02/03/2018 at 7:22 PMThanks Lisa!
Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts
02/03/2018 at 1:47 AMI love using turkey mince, it is so healthy and tastes great. My kids love it.
This stir fry is perfect, pinning 😀
Amy
02/03/2018 at 7:23 PMThank you Claire 🙂
liz
02/03/2018 at 2:09 AMI’ve actually never made udon noodles before! These look really good tough and I bet it has so much flavor!
Amy
02/03/2018 at 7:21 PMThey really are, one of our favourites!