Healthy Poultry Recipes

Ingredients:

SAUCE

1/4 cup chicken stock
3 tbsp ketchup
2 tsp shao-hsing wine or dry sherr
2 tsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1 fresh ground white pepper

TURKEY

3/4 cup chicken stock
6 oz turkey cutlets, cut into strips 2 by 1 i
1 tsp sichuan peppercorn oil
1 1/2 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, minced
1/4 tsp salt
6 scallion, white only, sliced diag
2 thai chiles or jalapeno, thinly sliced
2 celery ribs, cut into strips, 2 by 1/
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, cut 2 by
1/2 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips, 2 by 1/
1 tbsp shao-hsing wine or dry sherr

SICHUAN PEPPERCORN OIL

2 tbsp sichuan peppercorns
1 cup peanut oil

Instructions:

Peppercorn Oil----

Heat a wok over high heat for 30 seconds. Add teh peppercorns, reduce the
heat to low and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the oil and bring
to a boil over moderate heat. Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook
until the peppercorns blacken, 4 to 5 minutes. Strain the oil. (MAKE AHEAD:
The oil cna be stored in a cool place for up to 2 months.)

Per teaspoon: 41 Calories, 4.6 gm fat, saturated .8 gm.

Hot and Tart Turkey----

1. Make the sauce: Combine all of the ingreadients in a medium bowl.

2. Add the chicken stock to a wok and bring to a boil over high heat. Add
the turkey and cook, stirring, until just opaque, about 2 minutes. Drain
the turkey and set aside 1 tablespoon of the stock.

3. Wipe out the wok and set it over high heat for 40 seconds. Add the
Sichuan Peppercorn Oil and when a wisp of white smoke appears, add the
garlic, ginger and salt and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add the scallions and
Thai chiles and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the celery, cucumber and red
pepper and stir-fry until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Add the reserved 1
tablesppon stock and the turkey and cook for 1 minutes. Add the wine and
cook for 30 seconds.

4. Make a well in the center of the wok; stir the sauce and add it to the
well. Stirr the vegetables and turkey into the sauce and cook until
bubbling. Serve immediately.

One serving: 239 calories, 3.5 gm fat, saturated .7 gm.

Servings: 2