The Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Stir Fry

Submitted by Barefoot Beachcomber

"A good way to use up leftover turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas. I make sure I buy a turkey big enough to make this the next day. Originally an adopted recipe"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• SAUCE

• 1⁄4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons catsup
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

• STIR-FRY

• 2 cups leftover turkey, in bite size pieces
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 small red onion, sliced
• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into bite sized chunks
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 2 small red sweet bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into bite sized chunks
• 1⁄2 cup water

directions

1. SAUCE: Combine all ingredients in small bowl.
2. STIR_FRY: Combine 2 tbsp sauce and the turkey in a bowl. Let marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
3. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; stir-fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add sweet potato, broccoli and pepper. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add ½ cup water; cover and cook 6-8 minutes until sweet potato is tender.
6. Add remaining sauce and heat while stirring gently to combine.

Reviews

[DoubleAs Mom]

Excellent way to use up my leftover turkey tenderloin! I only had apple cider vinegar onhand, so I used 1 TBSP of that rather than the white wine vinegar and it still tasted great. Didn't have any sweet potatoe, but I used one red bell pepper, some brocolli, carrots and green onions. I also added a minced garlic clove while sauteeing the veggies.

 

[countrylife]

The flavor of the sauce was good. The directions were difficult for me to follow. I fried white potatoes in oil with onion, then added peppers and meat, when potatoes were done I added broth, sauce and broccoli for 3 minutes. Turned out good.

 

[sugarpea]

Wow, I liked this WAY more than I thought I would. The only change I made was to use asparagus rather than broccoli, just because that's what I had. The recipe doesn't state what to do with the turkey and sauce. I added it at the end of the cooking process and that worked fine. I served it over rice made with leftover cooking water from Mean Chef's recipe #48771. The cooking water enhanced the sweet potato flavor and added the heat and zip of curry. The rice and stir-fry were perfect together, negating any possibility of a bland dish. Thanks, Familian!

 

[Russell Cooks]

Easy, flexible, and great results. The sauce is deliscious and the use of sweet potato really complements all the different flavours.

 

[AniSarit]

I really liked the sauce, very interesting combination and would try it once more. My proportions were different than what's stated simply because I only had a sweet soy sauce marinade at home (so I didn't need to add sugar, and increased the vinegar). I didn't have left over turkey, so I cooked fresh turkey with some of the sauce, and then added that to the stir fry toward the end with very little of the sauce, just for extra flavoring. I wasn't sure if that's what the recipe called for since there was no explanation of what to do with the turkey. I didn't have any sweet potato (and not crazy about it anyway), but had green beans, and that went well. ETA: I tried this again with the correct ingredients, but really tasted the same as previously.