BANG BANG TURKEY
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- pinch palm or light soft brown sugar
- pinch hot chilli powder
- pinch Chinese five-spice powder
- 250g/9oz cooked turkey meat
- preferably breast
- in long strips
- 1 tbsp vegetable or groundnut oil
- 2 shallots
- finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- crushed or grated
- 5cm/2in piece fresh ginger
- peeled and grated
- 2 red chillies
- seeds removed (according to taste)
- finely chopped
- 200ml/7fl oz turkey (or chicken) stock
- 150ml/5fl oz coconut milk
- 75g/2½oz crunchy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp palm sugar or soft light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp kecap manis (optional)
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 large Chinese lettuce or cabbage
- shredded
- 1 large carrot
- julienned
- 1 large courgette
- julienned
- small bunch radishes
- cut into matchsticks
- 1 red pepper
- cut into thin strips
- 4 spring onions
- halved lengthways and cut into thin strips
- 2–3 red chillies
- sliced
- small bunch fresh coriander
- few fresh mint leaves
- 1 tbsp roasted
- unsalted peanuts
- lightly crushed
Directions
- First marinade the turkey. Whisk the soy sauce
- lime juice
- sugar
- chilli powder and five-spice together. Put the turkey in a dish
- pour over the marinade and toss. Cover with cling film and leave to stand.
- For the peanut sauce
- heat the oil in a frying pan and add the shallots. Cook on a medium heat until they are translucent and have taken on some colour
- then add the garlic
- ginger and chillies.
- Continue to cook
- stirring regularly
- for another 2–3 minutes
- then add the remaining sauce ingredients. Stir
- then simmer until the sauce has reduced down. Leave to cool.
- To assemble the salad
- arrange all the vegetables over a large serving platter. Use a tablespoon or so of the sauce to coat the turkey
- then place this on top. Drizzle over a little more of the sauce
- then garnish with the chillies
- herbs and peanuts.

