Currant Sauced Turkey and Carrots Recipe
Summary
Cooking Time10 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Ingredients
| Currant jelly | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cold water | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 2 tablespoons currants or snipped raisins | ||
| Lemon juice | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Cornstarch | 2 Teaspoon | |
| 1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granules | ||
| Cooking oil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Carrots | 3 Medium, thinly sliced | |
| 6 green onions, bias-sliced into 1-inch pieces | ||
| 1 pound turkey breast tenderloin steaks or boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size strips | ||
| Hot cooked rice | ||
Directions
For sauce, in a small mixing bowl stir together the jelly, water, currants or raisins, lemon juice, cornstarch, and chicken bouillon granules.
Set aside.
Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat.
Add cooking oil. (Add more oil as necessary during stir-frying.)
Stir-fry garlic for 30 seconds.
Add carrots and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add green onions and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or till vegetables are crisp-tender.
Remove the cooked vegetables from the wok.
Add half of the turkey or chicken to the wok.
Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or till done.
Remove from wok.
Stir-fry remaining turkey for 2 to 3 minutes.
Return all meat to wok.
Push turkey from center of wok or skillet.
Stir sauce mixture; add to center of wok.
Cook and stir till sauce mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Add carrot mixture.
Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
Serve with hot cooked rice.
Set aside.
Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat.
Add cooking oil. (Add more oil as necessary during stir-frying.)
Stir-fry garlic for 30 seconds.
Add carrots and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add green onions and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or till vegetables are crisp-tender.
Remove the cooked vegetables from the wok.
Add half of the turkey or chicken to the wok.
Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or till done.
Remove from wok.
Stir-fry remaining turkey for 2 to 3 minutes.
Return all meat to wok.
Push turkey from center of wok or skillet.
Stir sauce mixture; add to center of wok.
Cook and stir till sauce mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Add carrot mixture.
Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
Serve with hot cooked rice.
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