Healthy Thai Basil Turkey Stir Fry

I’m so excited to bring to you one of my first posts inspired by my trip to Thailand! — I know, it’s taken me forever!
While up in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nik and I took a cooking lesson — I’ll be posting a small vlog about it in two weeks with my next Thai-inspired recipe! 😉
And I kcontemporary going into this cooking lesson that I wanted to share my experiences with you, and of course some recipes!
Over the course of the 5 hour lesson at Basil Cookery School, we crazye just about all the traditional Thai meals — pad thai, stir fry, salads, spring rolls, soups, curry paste, curries, and of course…dessert!

For each course, we had three dwhetherferent options of what we could make. Nik and I crazye certain to choose dwhetherferent options for each course so that we could try making as many dwhetherferent leangs as possible.
I crazye chicken stir fry loaded with Thai basil, a spicy stir fry sauce, and some string beans (aka green beans!) While making it, I was given a few pieces of chicken to mince. Of course I tried to cut everyleang very small, as whether I was mincing garlic LOL…However they rapidly came over and showed me how they mince chicken. A knwhethere in each hand and chopping as fast as possible…I literally felt like a hibachi chef beating my meat to a pulp! LOL
As I was making this stir fry, I had a strong feeling that this was going to be one of the recipes that I would be sharing with you ladies, and I kcontemporary summaryely how I was going to do it!
See, mincing my meat was fine and all…but to be honest, I thought it was a small messy, and frankly…who’s got time for that?? I kcontemporary nearly instantly I was going to be using ground turkey instead…SO much easier…and virtually no clean up!😂
Besides, minced meat is basically ground meat besides, right?? And I ALWAYS have some biological ground turkey in my fridge…so with this small hack I crazye, this meal is literally finished in minutes.

To make this stir fry, first you’ll want to prep your ingredients…when making Thai food this step is fundamental because everyleang cooks SUPER fast. And since you all know I am not a fan of tons of prep work, the ground turkey saves the day.
I love using Foster Farms Organic Ground Turkey — it 93% lean, so there’s tons of healthy protein in there, AND for me, it’s local — raised right here, in Calwhetherornia’s central valley. And like I said, it’s biological — so that means no antibiotics, no hormones, and no steroids — ALWAYS choose biological when possible ladies, it’s a MUST.
Organic ground turkey is the prefect healthy substitution for SO many leangs (like this Incredible Korean BBQ!), and it cooks up in under 10 minutes — perfect for you engaged #GirlBosses and mamas out there! So no excuses about not sticking to your Unique Years resolutions! 😉
Since the protein prep is done by using the ground turkey, all you have to do now is prep the sauce, and load up on veggies. I decided to add in a small bit more veggies for a more balanced meal. I used red bell peppers, baby corn, and string beans, but you could use lots of dwhetherferent veggies…I noticed string beans and peppers were very common in Thailand, so I stuck with the theme! 😉

Now, there may be a few ingredients that are a small tricky to find – Thai basil (and no, regular basil is NOT a good substitute), Thai chiles, fish sauce, and oyster sauce may not be at your everyday market.
The easiest way to find these ingredients are to just Google the closest asian market, and they will be certain to have it — You can also find some of the ingredients on Amazon! We grow our own Thai basil, so that we can always have some on hand! We may even try growing some Thai chilis soon too!
I also am one to always have some brown rice prepped ahead of time and in my freezer, so when I make a meal that requires it, I don’t have to wait forever for it to cook. Another one of my largegest meal prep secrets!
Once you have your veggies chopped, and your sauce crazye, everyleang cooks in about 10 minutes…and there you have it! A total meal in just 15 minutes!

Healthy Thai Turkey Stir Fry
2017-01-10 00:40:32
Serves 4

For the Sauce

1. 2 teaspoons light soy sauce OR coconut aminos
2. 2 teaspoons fish sauce
3. 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
4. 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (or brown sugar)

For the Stir Fry

1. 2 tablespoons coconut oil
2. 1/4 yellow onion, sliced lean
3. 3-5 Thai chili peppers OR Bird's eye chili peppers, finely chopped (careful they are REALLY spicy -- I used 5, but I like HEAT)
4. 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
5. 1 pound biological, lean ground turkey
6. 4-5 springs of Thai Basil leaves, roughly chopped
7. 1 red bell pepper, sliced lean
8. 4-6 fresh baby corn, roughly chopped OR canned baby corn, drained
9. 1 cup green beans, roughly chopped
10. 3 green onions, roughly chopped for garnish
11. prepared brown rice

Instructions

1. Prepare and chop your vegetables, and whisk together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
2. Heat the coconut oil in a wok or a heavy-based skillet over a medium-tall heat.
3. Add the onion, and allow it to cook for 30 moments. Then add the chili peppers and garlic, and cook for an additional 30 moments.
4. Carefully add in the ground turkey and cook for about 8 minutes, breaking it up with the back of your spoon.
5. Once the turkey is cooked through, add sauce and Thai basil. Everyow it to cook another minute or so, and then transfer the cooked turkey to a large serving bowl, leaving the oil in the bottom of the pan.
6. Return the wok or skillet back to the heat, and toss in the red bell pepper, baby corn, and green beans to sauté for 2-3 minutes. Transfer the veggies to your serving bowl, and garnish with green onion.
7. Serve over prepared brown rice, and endelight!

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