Ground Turkey Fried Rice
This is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. You can substitute different vegetables and proteins if you would like. You can halve the ingredients if you'd prefer a smaller dish.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lb ground turkey ( I prefer 15% fat/ 85% lean)
- 1 diced yellow onion
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 1 ½ tsp ginger paste
- 1 ½ tsp garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4 Tbsp soy sauce
- 4 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 4 Tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1-2 Tbsp chili garlic sauce (to taste) Start with less and add as needed
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup frozen peas ( you can use edamame instead)
- 3-4 cups leftover cooked white or brown rice
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- cilantro, green onions, sesame seeds, Sriracha (optional: for garnish)
Instructions
- Melt oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Add in onion carrot, garlic, ginger and black pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes until softened.
- Remove from pan and set aside in separate bowl.
- Add a bit more oil into the pan and add the turkey. Cook for about 5 minutes until the meat is no longer pink.
- Stir in the soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin and chili-garlic sauce.
- Continue cooking until the meat is no longer pink (about 5-10 minutes longer).
- Add the reserved cooked vegetables back into the pan. Mix and cook a minute or 2 more.
- Once cooked, push the meat and vegetables to the sides of the pan.
- If the pan seems dry, add a bit of oil to the center of the pan and then pour in the beaten eggs.
- Scramble the eggs in the center of the pan and then stir into the meat and vegetable mixture.
- Stir in frozen peas and the rice and cook until heated through.
- Drizzle with sesame oil and serve with garnishes.