I got the basic recipe for this from the “Good Eats” television program, Alton Brown. He had some ingredients that I knew my family did not like so I added and substituted items I thought my family would like making this my own.
- TURKEY:
- melted unsalted butter
- vegetable oil
- VEGETABLE STOCK:
- carrots
- onion
- ribs celery
- whole stems parsley
- garlic
- BRINE:
- kosher salt
- light brown sugar
- black peppercorns
- poultry seasoning
- ground ginger
- large sprig fresh rosemary
- ADDITIONAL BRINE INGREDIENTS TO BE ADDED LATER:
- white wine
- white cranberry juice
- AROMATICS:
- apple
- onion
- fresh rosemary
- fresh sage
- large stems parsley
- rib celery
- carrot
- garlic
- GRAVY:
- liquid from cooked turkey pan
- cornstarch
- cooked giblets
SERVES 4 AS A MAIN DISH OR 6 AS AN APPETIZER
To make an entrée, serve this dish with steamed white rice.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
This dish, popularized by chain restaurants like P.F. Chang’s and the Cheesecake Factory, is based on a Cantonese dish called sung choy bao. Most recipes for this dish suffer from a similar fate—stringy, tasteless meat drowned in a bland sauce. To remedy this, we started with flavorful chicken thighs and marinated them in soy sauce and rice wine. To keep the meat from drying out when stir-fried, we coated it in a velvetizing cornstarch slurry, which helped it retain moisture as it cooked.
- CHICKEN:
- Chinese rice cooking wine or dry sherry
- soy sauce
- toasted sesame oil
- cornstarch
- SAUCE:
- oyster sauce
- Chinese rice cooking wine or dry sherry
- soy sauce
- toasted sesame oil
- red pepper flakes
- STIR-FRY:
- vegetable oil
- Hoisin sauce
- chopped fresh parsley or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
- lemon juice
- boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- boneless skinless chicken breasts
- lemon juice
- chopped fresh parsley or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
- water
- chopped fresh cilantro
- TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
- KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese
- finely diced onion
- seasoned bread crumbs
- chopped fresh parsley
- salt
- ground black pepper
- grated zucchini
- ground turkey
- medium sized red onion
- extra virgin olive oil
- egg
- lean ground turkey
- Nonstick spray
- part-skim mozzarella cheese
- large whole-grain hamburger rolls
- ground turkey
- grated zucchini
- seasoned bread crumbs
- finely diced onion
- chopped fresh parsley
- salt
- ground black pepper
- packed brown sugar
- KRAFT Classic CATALINA Dressing
- lite soy sauce
- grated ginger root
- cornstarch
- hot cooked long-grain white rice