Ground Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowl

I picked up ground turkey at the store randomly when it was on sale. I've never used ground turkey before and figured in an Asian cuisine would be the best way since that's one of our favorite cuisines. When I was cooking the meat, it smelled like Thanksgiving which was a little strange. I found this recipe on Pinterest and Jacob thoroughly enjoyed it. 

Ground Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowl

Serves: 5

Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

Teriyaki Sauce

     1/2 cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce

     1/4 cup water

     2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar

     2 tablespoons brown sugar or less as desired

     2 tablespoons granulated sugar or less as desired

     2 teaspoons minced garlic

     1 teaspoon ground ginger

     1 tablespoon cornstarch

     2 tablespoons warm water

Ground Turkey

     1 tablespoon vegetable oil

     1/2 cup diced onion

     2 tablespoons minced garlic

     1 pound Ground Turkey

     1 cup finely chopped broccoli

     2 large carrots peeled and grated

     2 green onions diced, for garnish

     4 cups cooked white or brown rice divided

Steps:

1. Mix soy sauce, 1/4 cup water, red wine vinegar, sugars, garlic and ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir with a whisk until sugar is dissolved.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons warm water and cornstarch until cornstarch is completely dissolved.
3. Heat sauce over medium high heat. Slowly whisk in cornstarch mixture and simmer until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onions and cook until soft.
5. Crumble ground turkey and garlic into the pan and cook until turkey is about half cooked. Add grated carrots and chopped broccoli and continue to cook until turkey is no longer pink.
6. Pour teriyaki sauce over cooked turkey and vegetable mixture and stir. Simmer for about five minutes to combine the flavors.
7. Spoon meat over rice or noodles. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.

NOTE

• Teriyaki Sauce is generally pretty sweet. However, feel free to cut back on the amount of sugar in the sauce. 1 tablespoon of each would suffice if you prefer a more savory than sweet flavor. 

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