Approximately 600 calories per person – Serves 2
- Prep time: about 15 to 20 minutes
- Cook time: about 30 minutes since the rice can cook while the remaining ingredients are being prepared.
- Total time: about 45 to 50 minutes
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (12 tablespoons) of dry parboiled rice
- 2 cups of water
- 8 ounces (227 grams) 99% lean ground turkey
- 5 ½ ounces (156 grams) of white onion
- ½ head of garlic
- 6 ounces (170 grams) bell peppers
- 4 ounces (113 grams) of mushrooms
- 1 jalapeño pepper (if you like heat)
- 1 tablespoon (Tbsp) ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon (tsp) lemon grass paste
- 6 tablespoons (Tbsp) Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce), divided
- 1 tablespoon (Tbsp) sesame oil
- Salt and pepper to taste, if needed
- Garnish
- 2 teaspoons (tsp) of sesame seeds
- 2 green onions
Steps
- Rice
- Place 2 cups of water in the pan.
- Place ¾ cup (12 tablespoons) dry parboiled rice in the pan
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- When rice is boiling, bring to a simmer (induction 170) and cook covered.
- After 20 minutes, turn off the heat.
- Fluff rice and set aside.
- Preparation while rice cooks
- Thinly slice the white onion.
- Smash, but don’t chop garlic.
- Slice the bell peppers in 1/2’ thick by about 3” long.
- Thinly slice the mushrooms.
- Thinly slice the jalapeño, seeds optional. (if you like heat)
- Thinly slice the green onions, set aside for garnish.
- Turkey
- In a small bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon (Tbsp) ginger, 1 teaspoon (tsp) lemon grass paste and only 2 tablespoons (Tbsp) of Braggs Aminos together.
- Pour the mixture over the ground turkey in a large bowl, and work with a spoon to mix the mixture into the turkey. Set aside.
- In an iron pan or griddle, heat sesame oil over high heat.
- Cook the onion for about four minutes. Then add the garlic, bell pepper, and jalapeño (If you like heat), saving some raw jalapeño for garnish.
- Cook until veggies soften.
- Add the mushrooms.
- Cook until mushrooms soften.
- When the vegetables are nicely caramelized, add the raw turkey and cook several minutes until done.
- It is important to mix the turkey within the vegetables and to break up the meat into small pieces, so it cooks evenly.
- You should not need to add salt and pepper, since the Aminos have sodium, but check for your own taste preference.
- Serve
- Fill two plates with cooked rice.
- Place turkey/vegetables mixture on top of the rice.
- Garnish with green onion, sesame seeds and remaining jalapeños.
- Serve with remaining 4 tablespoons (Tbsp) of Braggs Aminos on the table for garnish.
All of Living in Beauty Recipes
We are working on a series of recipes that are easy to fix in an RV and are approximately 600 calories per person for two people. Ultimately, they will be compiled into “The Bean Counter Cookbook.”