Thai Green Turkey Cakes with Coconut Rice and Asian Dressing

Thai Green Turkey Cakes with Coconut Rice and Asian Dressing

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, December 3, 2017.

You can make turkey balls ahead of time and store in the fridge, covered, until ready to cook. Make sure to slice spring onions very thin, to help the balls hold together better.


Ingredients

Coconut Rice

  • 1½ cups jasmine rice
  • 165ml coconut cream
  • 1½ cups water
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Thai Green Turkey Cakes

  • 2 spring onions, green part *
  • 450g turkey mince
  • 2 teaspoons Thai green curry paste
  • 1 teaspoon GF fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons GF sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup panko breadcrumbs

Veggies

  • 1 broccoli
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 baby bok choy
  • 2 spring onions, white part

Asian Dressing (optional, adults)

  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons GF soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons GF sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon GF fish sauce
  • Pinch of chilli flakes (optional, adults)

To Serve

  • 2-3 tablespoons GF sweet chilli sauce (optional)

Steps

  1. Preheat BBQ hot plate to medium (if using). Combine all coconut rice ingredients in a medium pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, stir, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 10 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. Very thinly slice green part of spring onions and place into a medium bowl with all remaining Thai green turkey cake ingredients and mix until combined. Using a heaped tablespoon, scoop out mixture and roll into balls. Flatten slightly, about 2cm-thick.
  3. Cut broccoli into small florets; cut carrot into thin matchsticks or grate; trim end from bok choy and thinly slice, keeping leaves and stems separate; thinly slice white part of spring onions. Set all aside separately. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium heat.
  4. Add turkey cakes to pan and cook for 8-9 minutes, turning to cook on all sides, until browned and just cooked through. Whisk all Asian dressing ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium wok or fry-pan on high heat.
  5. Add broccoli and bok choy stems to pan and stir-fry for 2 minutes, tossing often. Add carrot, white part of spring onions and bok choy leaves. Cook for a further 1-2 minutes, until veggies are tender but still have a bite. Season to taste with salt.
  6. To serve, spoon ¾ cup cooked coconut rice onto each plate and top with Thai green turkey cakes and veggies. Spoon over Asian dressing (if using) or drizzle over sweet chilli sauce.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2093 kj
500 kcal
Protein 32.4g
Carbohydrate 58.9g
Fat 14.7g