Ground Turkey with Peanut Butter and Ginger from Vicki Delany

Strictly for peanut butter lovers! And that includes me.  The peanut butter flavour is very strong in this so be warned. If you don’t care for peanuts or peanut butter, this recipe is not for you. Otherwise, it’s fun and delicious, quick and easy.  I served this over rice with a side vegetable of saluted brussels sprouts.

Ground Turkey with Peanut Butter and Ginger

Ingredients:

⅓ cup lime juice

1 tablespoon brown sugar

3 tablespoons fish sauce

1 small red onion, thinly sliced 

Salt and pepper

3 tablespoons peanut butter

1 tablespoon chili sauce

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 pound ground turkey  

4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger (from a 2-inch piece)

Instructions:

In a small bowl, combine lime juice, brown sugar, fish sauce, and half of onion; season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, whisk together peanut butter, chili-garlic sauce, and 6 tablespoons warm water until smooth; set aside.

Heat oil in a large skillet over high. Press turkey into skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, undisturbed, until underside is browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add ginger and remaining half of onion; cook, stirring and breaking up meat with a spoon, until onion softens and meat is cooked, 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir in peanut butter mixture. Remove from heat, stir in lime juice and onion mixture.

Find Vicki at www.vickidelany.com.  She’s on Facebook at www.facebook.com/evagatesauthor (as Vicki Delany & Eva Gates). Twitter @vickidelany and Instagram @vicki.delany

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