Vietnamese Mince and Vermicelli Bowls

Vietnamese Mince and Vermicelli Bowls

Ready in 25 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, September 4, 2016.

Fresh and tasty turkey with Asian flavours.


Ingredients

VEGETABLES

  • ½ capsicum
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber
  • 1 spring onion, green part only

VERMICELLI

  • 250g vermicelli noodles
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 baby bok choy, cut end 1cm and then rinse, thinly sliced

VIETNAMESE MINCE

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 600g turkey mince
  • ½ capsicum, core and seeds removed, finely diced
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
  • 2 spring onions, white and green part, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons water

ASIAN DRESSING

  • 2½ tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon rice wine vinegar

TO SERVE

  • 30g chopped roasted peanuts

Steps

  1. a full kettle to the boil.
  2. Prepare vegetables. Remove core and seeds from first measure of capsicum and thinly slice; cut cucumber in half lengthways, remove seeds with a teaspoon then cut into thin sticks; thinly slice first measure of spring onion on an angle.
  3. In a large, heat-proof, bowl, pour boiling water over noodles and use a fork to separate strands. Leave for 5 minutes then drain. Drizzle with sesame oil to prevent noodles sticking and cut noodles in a few places to make them easier to eat. Return to bowl with bok choy and toss to combine.
  4. Heat olive oil in a large fry-pan or wok on medium-high heat. Cook turkey mince for 2–3 minutes until browned, breaking up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Add remaining capsicum and carrot and cook, stirring frequently, for 3–4 minutes, until tender.
  5. Add all remaining Vietnamese mince ingredients to pan/wok and cook for a further 1 minute, or until combined and heated through.
  6. In a small bowl, mix all Asian dressing ingredients until well combined.
  7. Divide vermicelli between bowls and top with Vietnamese mince and vegetables. Drizzle over Asian dressing and sprinkle over chopped peanuts.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2101 kj
502 kcal
Protein 33.4g
Carbohydrate 57.8g
Fat 14.8g