Green Papaya-Turkey Tumble
Notes: Serve as a first course or accompany with rice for a main dish. Garnish with green onions slivers.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over high heat, stir oil, onion, and turkey until meat is browned and crumbly, about 7 minutes.
Step 2
2
Add curry powder; stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add papaya, broth, and chutney. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until papaya is tender when pierced, 5 to 7 minutes.
Step 3
3
Mix cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into pan. Keep stirring until sauce boils, about 1 minute. Add salt to taste. Scrape into a bowl.
Step 4
4
To eat, spoon turkey mixture into lettuce leaves and roll up.
Step 5
5
Nutritional analysis per first-course serving.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon salad oil
1 onion (6 oz.), peeled and chopped
1 pound ground turkey or ground lean pork
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 1/2 cups diced (1/4 in.) peeled, seeded green papaya
3/4 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth
3 tablespoons chutney, chopped
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Salt
12 iceberg or butter lettuce leaves (about 3 by 4 in.), rinsed and crisped
Directions
Step 1
1
In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over high heat, stir oil, onion, and turkey until meat is browned and crumbly, about 7 minutes.
Step 2
2
Add curry powder; stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add papaya, broth, and chutney. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until papaya is tender when pierced, 5 to 7 minutes.
Step 3
3
Mix cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into pan. Keep stirring until sauce boils, about 1 minute. Add salt to taste. Scrape into a bowl.
Step 4
4
To eat, spoon turkey mixture into lettuce leaves and roll up.
Step 5
5
Nutritional analysis per first-course serving.
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