Description
This is a easy, wonderful, light yet filling meal with turkey or beef, rice and fresh veggies! Fun to eat! You will need at least eight 10-inch bamboo skewers for cooking the meat.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 cup water
- 16 large lettuce leaves
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup sliced red bell pepper
- 1 cup sliced radishes
- ⅓ cup light soy sauce
- ⅓ cup water
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl
- mix together ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic and 2 teaspoons ginger. Form into 16 meatballs and roll into ovals. Cover and refrigerate.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat
- combine rice with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil
- reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes
- or until rice is tender.
- Preheat the grill or broiler. Arrange rice
- lettuce leaves
- carrots
- scallions
- radishes and red peppers onto a serving platter or place each into a small bowl. In a medium bowl
- mix together 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons garlic
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- and sugar. Divide into 4 small dipping bowls.
- Thread two meatballs onto each 10 inch skewer. Grill or broil for 10 to 12 minutes
- turning occasionally to brown all sides. If broiling
- line the broiler pan with aluminum foil and drain fat after 6 minutes.
- To eat
- place a leaf of lettuce onto the palm of your hand
- spoon on a little rice
- then a meat roll
- and a few of the vegetables. Roll up and dip in dipping sauce or spoon sauce over.
Prep Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4