Vietnamese Mince and Vermicelli Bowls

Vietnamese Mince and Vermicelli Bowls

Ready in 25 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, September 10, 2017.

Quick and delicious.


Ingredients

Vegetables

  • ½ capsicum
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber

Vermicelli

  • 200g vermicelli noodles
  • 1 teaspoon GF sesame oil
  • 1 baby bok choy, end trimmed 1cm, rinsed and thinly sliced

Vietnamese Mince

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 450g turkey mince
  • ½ capsicum, finely diced
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 tablespoon GF soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon GF fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon GF Asian BBQ sauce
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
  • 3 tablespoons water

Asian Dressing

  • Remaining GF Asian BBQ sauce
  • 2 teaspoons GF sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon GF soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon GF mild sweet chilli sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon GF rice wine vinegar

To serve

  • 30g chopped, roasted peanuts

Steps

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

Nutritional Information

Energy 1700 kj
406 kcal
Protein 25.8g
Carbohydrate 45.3g
Fat 13.4g