Asian Ground Chicken Recipe
Asian-inspired cooked ground chicken made with peanut oil, ginger, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and other simple ingredients. Served in cabbage leaves.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken or ground turkey
- 2 teaspoons peanut oil or sesame oil
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 8 oz can of water chestnuts drained and diced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions and/or chopped cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 8 purple cabbage leaves
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground chicken and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, approximately 5-6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the garlic and ginger to the pan; cook for 30 seconds more.
- Stir in the hoisin sauce, soy sauce and water chestnuts. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 more minute.
- Season the mixture to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon into cabbage leaves and sprinkle with green onions, cilantro, and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Use a Wok, Sauté pan, or a cast-iron skillet. A wok is great for Asian dishes, but you don't have to use one.
- Dice the vegetables very small. This is one of the keys to making sure every bite is bursting with both texture and flavor
- Brown the chicken. Making sure the chicken is nice and crispy and brown is essential to the overall flavor and texture of this dish!
- You can spice this up a bit by adding jalapenos.
Nutrition
Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 855mg | Potassium: 774mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2.5mg