Meats Recipes - Turkey Chop Suey with Spicy Noodles

Ingredients                                                              

• 350 g/12 oz/3 cups cooked turkey, diced

• 298 g/1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp grated fresh root ginger

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil

• 1 carrot, grated

• 1 green (bell) pepper, chopped

• 2 celery sticks, chopped

• 5 cm/2 in piece cucumber, grated

• 100 g/4 oz mushrooms, sliced

• 10 ml/2 tsp corn flour (cornstarch)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp dry sherry

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups bean sprouts

• 250 g/9 oz/1 packet Chinese egg noodles

• 5 ml/1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder

• A pinch of grated nutmeg

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Method:

1. Mix the turkey with the soup, soy sauce, ginger, a little salt and pepper and the garlic.

2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan (skillet) or wok. Add the carrot, pepper, celery, cucumber and mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 minute.

3. Stir in the turkey mixture and bring to the boil. Blend the corn flour with the sherry and stir into the pan. Add the bean sprouts and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the packet directions. Drain and add the Chinese five-spice powder and nutmeg.

5. Toss well, pile into bowls and top with the turkey mixture.