Taiwanese Chiayi Turkey Rice (嘉義火雞肉飯)
Taiwanese Chiayi Turkey Rice (嘉義火雞肉飯) is a very popular quick meal of shredded turkey over a bowl of rice, topped with an umami rich flavoured soy sauce and shallot sauce. It's very easy to cook and delicious and comforting.
Servings 2 people
Calories 380kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Turkey Drumstick or 100g leftover turkey per person
- 100 g shop bought crispy shallots
- 1 thumb sized piece of ginger
- 2 spring onions
- enough water to cover
- 2 bowls Steamed rice
Sauce
- 4 tbsp quality light soy sauce
- 4 tbsp turkey or chicken stock
- 1 tbsp pork lard or turkey dripping
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp white pepper
Instructions
- Make the turkey dripping from the turkey skin if you have enough skin. If using leftover turkey, use any dripping you have from roasting your turkey.
- Fry the turkey skin slowly over a medium hot pan to make the dripping. Don't let it burn. Remove the turkey skin. Reserve to make the sauce.
- In a pan that will fit, add turkey drumstick, ginger, spring onions and water (water should be enough to cover the turkey). Bring it to a boil and let it boil for 5 minutes. Turn down the heat and let the turkey simmer, for 20-30 minutes until the internal heat reaches .
- Remove the turkey and shred the turkey into strips. If using leftover turkey, shred the turkey and heat up in a bit of broth. Microwaving will make the meat dry and tough.
- Make the sauce by putting the sauce ingredients in a pot. Simmer for a 5 minutes. Season to taste.
- To assemble, prepare a bowl of rice, top with the shredded turkey. Spoon the sauce over turkey and rice. Sprinkle with crispy fried shallots if you have any left. Serve immediately.