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Vietnamese · Dessert

Fish sauce and lime Turkey Cake

Weeknight-friendly Turkey Cake with the fish sauce and lime we come back to again and again. Big flavour, short shopping list.

4.5 from 844 cooks
Prep20 min
Cook15 min
Serves6
LevelEasy
Free to cook
Fish sauce and lime Turkey Cake
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the fish sauce and lime elements, and pat the turkey dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Turn up the heat and add the turkey. Cook over a fierce heat until well charred in patches, then finish through.

Stir in the rice paper and the rest of the fish sauce and lime flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the courgette along with a splash of stock or water, then cook briskly until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Finish with the topping and serve while hot.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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