Turkey bun cha recipe
Transport your tastebuds to the bustling streets of Vietnam with this delicious take on the classic rice noodle bowl, finished off with a perfectly balanced sweet and sour dressing.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
- 416 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 200g dried rice noodles
- 500g pack turkey thigh mince
- 1 tsp lemongrass purée
- 10g fresh coriander, stalks chopped and leaves reserved
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp sunflower oil
- 1 round lettuce or 2 Little Gem lettuces, leaves separated
- 1 carrot, thinly sliced or spiralized
- 1 courgette, thinly sliced or spiralized
- fresh mint leaves, sliced (optional)
For the dressing
- 2 tsp ginger purée
- 2 tsp lemongrass purée
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 4 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 limes, juiced
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1740kJ 416.0kcal
- Fat
- 9g
- Saturates
- 2g
- Salt
- 1.0g
- Sugars
- 7g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 48.4gProtein 33.5gFibre 2.8g
Method
- In a large bowl, cover the rice noodles with boiling water. Set aside to soften, following pack instructions.
- Put the turkey mince, lemongrass purée, coriander stalks and fish sauce in a food processor with some fine black pepper. Blitz a few times to mix. Tip onto a board and, with wet hands, shape into 12 equal-sized flat patties.
- Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan. Cook the meat patties, in two batches, for 3-4 mins on each side, until cooked through with no pink meat showing. Keep the first batch warm while you cook the second.
- Meanwhile, arrange the lettuce in four serving bowls. Top with the softened noodles, carrot and courgette. Mix together the dressing ingredients and add 2 tsp water to loosen.
- Add three meatballs to each bowl and drizzle over the dressing. Scatter over the reserved coriander leaves and mint, if using.
- Tip: You can use up whatever leftover veg you have for this recipe - simply fine slice or use a spiralizer.
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