Thai Style Minced Turkey Lettuce Wraps
A fab leftover turkey recipe to serve as a canape or a side dish in a multi dish meal using hot and zingy Thai flavours
Servings 2 people
Calories 75kcal
Ingredients
- a few slices of leftover turkey chopped into small cubes or a pack of turkey mince
- little gem lettuce
- 1 red onion
- 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 handful of coriander chopped (including the stalks)
- 1 long red chilli julienned lengthwise or 2-3 birds eye chillies if you prefer it hotter
- 1 tbsp fish sauce or to taste
- 2 limes cut into wedges
Instructions
- In a hot pan or wok, add some oil and fry the onions for about 2 minutes until it softens
- Add the garlic and stir for another minute
- Season with the fish sauce, start with a little and adjust seasoning to your own taste
- Take off the heat
- Add in the chillies and coriander and stir fry to combine evenly
- Serve on individual leaves of the little gem lettuce with some wedges of lime.
- Alternatively, you can serve this as a starter in a big bowl and a separate plate of lettuce leaves. Everyone can then make their own lettuce parcels.Another alternative is to serve this with some steamed rice as a Thai Turkey rice bowl.
Notes
The recipe is flexible, depending on how much leftover turkey you have left. Alternatively, you can use a pack of turkey mince and adjust the recipe to your own taste.