Green Onion Noodle Soup
- 2 tablespoons sesame seed
- 2 teaspoons salad oil
- 1/2 pound ground lean turkey or ground lean pork
- 1/4 cup finely chopped sour pickles (cornichons or dills) Peanut sauce (recipe follows)
- 6 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
- 1 package (8 to 9 oz.) fresh fettuccine
- 2 cups chopped green onions (including green tops)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped roasted, salted peanuts
- Thin green onion slivers, including tops (optional)
- 1. In a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat, stir sesame seed until lightly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.
- 2. Add oil and ground turkey to pan; stir over high heat until meat is crumbled and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- 3. Mix pickles and peanut sauce with meat; add broth and cover pan. When mixture is boiling, uncover, add fettuccine, and stir to separate pasta; when boil resumes, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is tender to bite, about 3 minutes total.
- 4. Stir in chopped green onions. Ladle soup into bowls; sprinkle with sesame seed, peanuts, and green onion slivers. Eat with chopsticks or a fork and spoon. Per serving: 620 cal., 45% (279 cal.) from fat; 36 g protein; 31 g fat (5 g sat.); 51 g carbo (4.5 g fiber); 1,227 mg sodium; 83 mg chol.
- Peanut sauce: In a bowl, stir to blend 3 tablespoons each peanut butter, soy sauce, Asian (toasted) sesame oil, and sugar; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; and 1 teaspoon (or to taste) hot chili flakes.
sesame seed, salad oil, ground lean turkey, sour pickles, chicken broth, fresh fettuccine, green onions, peanuts, green onion slivers
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/green-onion-noodle-soup-1279301 (may not work)