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Grilled Turkey Chow Mein

Course Main Course
Cuisine Canadian, Cantonese
Keyword Grill Recipe, Turkey
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Marinating Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Mary Tang

Ingredients

  • 2 (670 g) bone-in turkey thighs
  • 1 (454 g) package Cantonese chow mein noodles
  • 7 cups water
  • ½ (120 g) red pepper
  • ½ (120 g) orange pepper
  • 6 (100 g) cremini mushrooms, stems removed
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 2 scallions, sliced
  • cup cilantro, rough chop
  • Avocado oil, or cooking oil of choice
  • Salt and black pepper, to season

Turkey marinade:

  • cup sugar dissolved in ⅛ cup (30 ml) of water
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • cup (30 ml) lemon juice plus zests (½ a lemon)

Sauce for noodles:

  • cup (30 ml) soy sauce
  • cup (30 ml) sesame oil
  • cup (30 ml) hoisin sauce
  • cup (30 ml) water

Instructions

Marinate the turkey:

  1. Place the thighs in an airtight container or plastic resealable zipper storage bag.

  2. In a bowl, add the ingredients in the marinade including sugar, water, soy sauce, sesame oil, lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix well.

  3. Pour the marinade on the turkey and distribute evenly until every part of the turkey is coated. Marinate in the fridge overnight.

Sauce for the noodles:

  1. In a bowl, add soy sauce, sesame oil, hoisin sauce and water. Mix well and set aside.

Cook the noodles:

  1. Heat up 7 cups of water in a pan or enough to cover the noodles. When the water comes to a boil, add the package of noodles and loosen the noodles. Take out in 1 minute. Drain.

  2. In a pan, turn the heat to medium-high and add oil. Take half the drained noodles and create 3 even piles in the pan. Use a flat spatula to press down on the noodles so that noodles are touching the pan and creating a crust. Flip the noodles once it is to your desired crispiness (about 2-3 minutes a side). Add oil as needed. Remove and spread it out at the base of the serving plate.

  3. In the same pan, turn the heat to medium-high and add oil. Add the remaining noodles as one batch. Add the sauce for the noodles and mix well. Turn off the heat.

Grill the turkey and vegetables:

  1. Take the turkey out of the fridge about 45 minutes before grilling to get it up to room temperature.
  2. Drizzle the mushrooms, red and orange peppers with oil on both sides. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Heat the grill to 400 degrees F. Add the vegetables on the high heat section of the BBQ and the turkey thighs skin side down on low heat and close the lid. Turn the turkey after 10 minutes, and continue to cook with the lid down until the internal temperature of the turkey hits 165°F (about 30 minutes in total).

  4. Cook the vegetables to desired doneness (about 5 minutes a side). Remove and slice into desired size. Add the vegetables to the saucy noodles and mix well.
  5. Plate and rest the turkey for 10 minutes. Slice into desired size. Keep the turkey thigh bone for other uses.

Assembling

  1. Place the saucy noodles on top of the crispy noodles. Add the grilled sliced turkey on top.

  2. Add cilantro and scallions.

Recipe Notes

Cooking times may vary.

Optional: Drizzle sesame oil on top of the turkey and noodles before serving.