Ground Turkey Bang Bang Bowls (Printable)
Seasoned ground turkey over jasmine rice with crisp vegetables and a sweet-spicy Bang Bang sauce drizzle.
# What You Need:
→ Rice
01 - 1 cup jasmine or basmati rice
02 - 2 cups water
03 - 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
→ Ground Turkey
04 - 1 pound ground turkey
05 - 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
06 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
07 - 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
08 - 1 tablespoon soy sauce
09 - 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
10 - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
11 - 1 teaspoon sriracha (optional)
→ Bang Bang Sauce
12 - 1/2 cup mayonnaise
13 - 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
14 - 1 tablespoon sriracha
15 - 1 teaspoon honey
16 - 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
→ Toppings & Vegetables
17 - 1 cup shredded carrots
18 - 1 cup thinly sliced English cucumber
19 - 1/2 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
20 - 2 green onions, thinly sliced
21 - 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
# How To Make It:
01 - Rinse the rice under cold water until it runs clear. Combine rice, water, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.
02 - Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until softened. Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Add the ground turkey, breaking it apart with a spatula, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes until evenly browned and cooked through.
03 - Stir soy sauce, hoisin sauce, black pepper, and sriracha into the browned turkey. Cook for 2 more minutes, stirring continuously to coat the meat evenly. Remove from heat.
04 - In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, honey, and lime juice until smooth and well combined. Adjust the spiciness to your preference.
05 - Divide the cooked rice evenly among 4 bowls. Layer each with the seasoned ground turkey, shredded carrots, sliced cucumber, red cabbage, and green onions. Drizzle generously with Bang Bang sauce and finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- The bang bang sauce walks that perfect line between sweet and fiery, and it makes everything it touches taste like a celebration.
- Ground turkey cooks in minutes and absorbs the savory soy hoisin glaze like a sponge, so you get big flavor with almost zero effort.
02 -
- Do not rush the rice rinsing step, because excess starch turns fluffy grains into a gummy clump.
- Letting the turkey sit in the glaze for a minute off the heat helps it absorb every drop of flavor.
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- Toasting the sesame seeds in a dry pan for two minutes transforms them from a garnish into something genuinely aromatic and nutty.
- Make double the bang bang sauce and keep it in the fridge, because you will find yourself reaching for it all week.