Chinese Noodles with Turkey in Plum Sauce

Name: Chinese Noodles with Turkey in Plum Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 2 tbsp whole star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp dried fennel seeds; ¾ tbsp ground cloves; 1 oz Sichuan peppercorns; 2 ½ oz oil; 2 garlic cloves; 9 oz turkey breast fillet, skinless; 3 pinches ground white pepper; 1 fresh red chili; 2 oz shallots; 1 in. ginger, fresh root; 17 ½ oz purple plums; 1 ½ tbsp oyster sauce; 1 oz soy sauce, light; 1 oz soy sauce, dark; 49 ½ oz water; 1 ½ oz brown sugar; 2 tbsp black vinegar; 9 oz Chinese wheat noodles; 9 oz pak choi; 7 oz carrots, julienned; 3 - 3 ½ oz bamboo shoots, canned; sesame seeds; spring onion; sesame oil

3.2 5 rating

Prep. 45min

Total 2 h 5min

4 portions

Ingredients

Five Spice Powder

whole star anise
2 tbsp
cinnamon stick broken in half
1
dried fennel seeds
1 tbsp
ground cloves
¾ tbsp
Sichuan peppercorns
1 oz

Chinese Plum Sauce, Turkey and Vegetables

oil divided
2 ½ oz
garlic cloves divided
2
turkey breast fillet, skinless cut in strips (½ in. x 1-1½ in.), patted dry with paper towels
9 oz
ground white pepper
3 pinches
fresh red chili deseeded, chopped
1
shallots halved
2 oz
ginger, fresh root peeled, sliced
1 in.
purple plums pitted, halved
17 ½ oz
oyster sauce
1 ½ tbsp
soy sauce, light
1 oz
soy sauce, dark
1 oz
water divided
49 ½ oz
brown sugar
1 ½ oz
black vinegar (e.g. Chinkiang)
2 tbsp
fermented black beans (optional) with chili
1 tbsp
Chinese rice wine (Shaoxing Hua Diao) (optional)
1 tbsp
Chinese wheat noodles
9 oz
pak choi cut diagonally in pieces (see Tip)
9 oz
carrots, julienned (2 in. long, ¼ in. thick)
7 oz