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DEL.ICIO.USSpicy Basil Turkey With Sweet Chile Sauce
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Cuisine: American
In the Kitchen With . . . Justin Bachman, Atlanta
Nominated by: Kristen Wyatt. "Justin Bachman is constantly complaining about his kitchen --- a tiny little run-down thing in Grant Park with a stove so temperamental he can't ever follow a recipe properly. All his friends hope he never gets it fixed. Justin has a true genius for making up recipes and throwing together delicious dinners on the fly. When he cooks for friends or brings a dish to a potluck at our office, he's quickly bombarded with demands for a recipe. And every time, he just shrugs and admits, 'I don't know what this is. I just had all this stuff and thought this would work out. And it did.' We're hoping that a newspaper reporter will assist our cause of forcing him to write down his amazing recipes. Root out the secret to his spicy Thai-shredded-turkey-and-rice thing, and we'll be forever grateful."
He does promise to start paying closer attention to the rules and cookbooks and even graciously managed to come up with a special recipe for the AJC.
Hands on time: 25 minutes Total time: 1 hour and 45 minutes Serves: 4
Ingredients:
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For the chile sauce:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons Asian chile paste with garlic (found at Asian groceries)
For the turkey:
2 pounds turkey drumsticks
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 jalapenos, seeded and finely diced, or to taste
10 to 12 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1 large bunch cilantro (about 1 cup packed), finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 medium red onion, diced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1/3 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons fresh basil, coarsely chopped
Juice of 1 lime
Instructions:
To make the chile sauce: In a small heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water, vinegar, garlic and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer until the mixture is slightly syrupy, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chile paste, stir and cool. Set aside.
To make the turkey: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roast the turkey legs, seasoned with salt and pepper, uncovered for 1 hour, or until meat is slightly overcooked, with an internal temperature of 180 degrees. When cool, remove skin and break the meat into bite-size pieces and set aside. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add oil. Add jalapenos, garlic, ginger, half the cilantro, red pepper flakes, half the red and yellow onions, salt, pepper and the turkey. Cook over medium heat until flavors meld, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the rest of the cilantro and onion, sugar, half the basil, half the lime juice and the chile sauce. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Remove from heat. Add the rest of basil and allow it to wilt. To finish, toss with the rest of the lime juice.
To make the turkey: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roast the turkey legs, seasoned with salt and pepper, uncovered for 1 hour, or until meat is slightly overcooked, with an internal temperature of 180 degrees. When cool, remove skin and break the meat into bite-size pieces and set aside. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add oil. Add jalapenos, garlic, ginger, half the cilantro, red pepper flakes, half the red and yellow onions, salt, pepper and the turkey. Cook over medium heat until flavors meld, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the rest of the cilantro and onion, sugar, half the basil, half the lime juice and the chile sauce. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Remove from heat. Add the rest of basil and allow it to wilt. To finish, toss with the rest of the lime juice.
Notes:
Serve over jasmine or other aromatic long-grain white rice. Using the pulse button on the food processor will speed the prep time on this recipe.
Nutrition:
Per serving (with chile sauce): 344 calories (percent of calories from fat, 22), 48 grams protein, 17 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 8 grams fat, 129 milligrams cholesterol, 832 milligrams sodium.
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