Taiwanese Spaghetti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 tablespoons dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup rice wine
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 2 lbs ground turkey or 2 lbs lamb
• 1 -2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 small dried shrimp (optional)
• 8 ounces soft tofu (optional)
• cilantro (optional)
• 1/4 cup sliced cucumber (optional)

Recipe

• 1 soak the dried shiitake mushroom until soft and cut into bits.
• 2 add olive oil to skillet over medium heat and sautee the garlic
• 3 once garlic is slightly browned, add the mushroom and chopped shallots add the small dried shrimp (you can purchase at any asian market).
• 4 after browning all the ingredients, add the ground turkey.
• 5 add soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, and 5 spice powder.
• 6 cover and cook until sauce thickens, allowing it to boil first then on low heat.
• 7 note: not covering the meat will cause for your "sauce" to evaporate.
• 8 garnish with cilantro and serve with sliced cucumber on the side.