Back in France, we're back to tightening the belt a bit again: all that homemade ice cream means that I need to watch what and when I eat; all that shopping (and not working) means that we need to work on making the most of our budget. This recipe was nice in both respects: it's a light dish that uses fairly inexpensive staple ingredients.
Ground turkey isn't easy to come by in France, so I rescued some ground pork from the freezer and added it to the ground veal pictured. Otherwise, I followed the recipe fairly closely. It's super simple and fast to make: you make a quick sauce with soy sauce, fish sauce, lime zest and juice, and a bit of sugar. You then brown some ground turkey or your favorite ground meat and add some minced onion (the white part of a scallion), garlic, ginger, and chili. Add the sauce along with a large handful of chopped basil and a finely sliced scallion, and you're done. I would get your sides (we had rice and peas) ready first because this stir-fry really takes just a few minutes from start to finish. I saved a few of the aromatics and a bit of sauce for some scrambled eggs for Julia, and she seemed to enjoy it.
Agreed, it doesn't look like much, but it tastes really good. The chili I used was not very spicy, so we used a bit of siricha to spice it up. Otherwise, the flavors are balanced and clean, so that even though this is a hot meal, it's nice for summer. A great meal to come home to.
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