Name: Curried Smoked Turkey and Pumpkin Soba
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian Inspired
Ingredients: 1 pound smoked turkey breast, sliced in thin strips; 2 packages (4 servings) soba noodles; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, diced finely; 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree; 1 Tbsp curry powder; 1 Tbsp honey; The juice of 1 lemon; 1 tsp dark brown sugar; 2 tsp Chinese Five-Spice powder; 1 cup chicken stock; Salt and pepper to taste; 1/2 cup sliced almonds

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This week I embarked on a journey to see what myself and a few other intrepid grill masters could create using the same ingredients… And a grill. As I’m a bit late with this, I’ll be brief.

It’s a Chopped kind of arrangement. We get a list of ingredients and our task is to incorporate all of them in a dish. This month’s ingredients were:

Turkey (either whole or part)
Soba Noodles
Almonds
A vegetable that isn’t green

For me this is a comfortable list, as I cook with soba noodles all the time, and Turkey and almonds pair well with Asian flavors. I’ll also admit to playing pretty safe by simply smoking the turkey while I was smoking a picnic ham, but I was rushed.

The end result was a very good dish that I will make again, though this time I’ll smoke a breast instead of cutlets.

In all, this was a fun challenge, but next month’s has more of that “chopped” feel, and includes some things that are going to challenge the heck out of me. Stay tuned!

6 servings

Curried Smoked Turkey and Pumpkin Soba

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound smoked turkey breast, sliced in thin strips
2 packages (4 servings) soba noodles
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced finely
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
1 Tbsp curry powder
1 Tbsp honey
The juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp dark brown sugar
2 tsp Chinese Five-Spice powder
1 cup chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

Cook soba noodled according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook onions, stirring often, until translucent (about 2 minutes.)
Add pumpkin puree, curry powder honey, lemon juice, brown sugar and five-spice powder. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant.
Stir in chicken stock until the pumpkin has the consistency of a good tomato sauce. Check for seasoning and add salt and pepper as desired.
Toss noodles in sauce until well coated. Place in bowls, top with turkey and almonds. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 305Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 1019mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 5gSugar: 11gProtein: 17g

What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:

Something green for color would have been nice.

12 Comments

Mrs. CBSOP on June 20, 2011 at 9:29 am

This was one of the best dishes I’ve ever had. Just awesome!!!

Jerry on June 20, 2011 at 9:34 am
Thank you Mrs. Honey. I guess we’ll be making it again?
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- Mrs. CBSOP on June 22, 2011 at 10:11 am
  Of course!!!
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Jason on June 20, 2011 at 9:24 am

Great looking dish. Love what you did with the soba noodles. Great description for me!

Jerry on June 20, 2011 at 9:27 am
Like I said. I played it a little safe by just smoking the turkey, but I’m glad I did. It turned out fantastic, if a little monochrome.
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zydecopaws on June 20, 2011 at 9:31 am

Very nice! It never would have occurred to me to use pumpkin in anything this time of year.

Jerry on June 20, 2011 at 9:35 am
I’d originally thought carrot. Thank the lovely Mrs. for the pumpkin suggestion. She’s brilliant like that.
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- Mrs. CBSOP on June 22, 2011 at 10:21 am
  Yeah, but your skills on making this an awesome dish were outstanding. We really pulled this one off!
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