Lemongrass Turkey and Tofu Protein Patties

These lemongrass turkey and tofu patties are the PERFECT meal prep idea— I love how easy and DELICIOUS they are. I make a lot at one time and store them in a glass airtight container and they last for up to 4 days. The textures of the turkey and tofu pair together so well almost create a “meatball” like consistency— and the FLAVORS are out of this world. Lemongrass is a staple in southeast asian cuisine and it really brings a nice pop of fresh to this recipe! Since these are high in protein, all I need is 2-3 patties served up with a salad and i’m calling it lunch that keeps me full for hours! Ps- use sweet chili as a dressing over your salad, and VOILA— if you try these, tag me1 I love seeing your foodie posts (:

What you’ll need:

Servings: 6-8

• 1.5 lbs ground turkey

• 16 oz firm tofu (1 block)

• 4-6 stalks chopped green onions

• 6-8 minced garlic cloves

• 4 tbsp frozen chopped lemongrass

• 2 tbsp lemongrass paste

• 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder

• 1 tsp turmeric

• 2 tsp ground ginger

• 2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 2 tbsp fish sauce

• 1 tsp cumin

• salt

• black pepper

• 1 egg

• sweet chili sauce (dipping)

Instructions:

1. Remove ground turkey from packaging and place in a large mixing bowl

2. Remove tofu from packing and squeeze out excess liquid as much as possible— place in same mixing bowl and ground turkey

3. Season ground turkey and tofu with chopped green onions, minced garlic cloves, frozen chopped lemon grass, lemongrass paste, chicken bouillon, turmeric, ground ginger, oyster sauce, fish sauce, cumin, egg, salt and black pepper-mix well.

If you can’t find frozen chopped lemongrass, you can substitute with more lemongrass paste. I usually find frozen chopped lemongrass in the freezer of my local asian market— this is the brand I get. Lemongrass paste can be found in the fridge section near fresh vegetables everywhere.

4. Once mixture is completely combined, take a hearing handful at a time and make patties— gently roll into a ball and pat down to create a hamburger patty shape. (keep in mind to try to keep patties amount to the same size for even cooking). Keep going until you’re out of meat/tofu mixture .

5. To a wired rack place patties in one even single layer and bake in a preheated oven at 400F for about 20-30 minutes deepening how big your patties are— make sure internal temp is 165F before consumption. (Broil the last 5 minutes for a golden crust).

*You can also airfry patties in one even layer at 400F for about 15 minutes— check for doneness with a meat thermometer.

6. Once patties are cooked thorough remove from oven and let cool completely before storing— (if patties have ANY residual heat, this will lead to soggy patties).

7. Place patties in a glass airtight container and refrigerate until ready to eat.

8. To enjoy— remove a few patties and heat in microwave for about 1 minute or air fry at 300F for about 5 minutes— eat with a salad, over rice, and use sweet chili sauce as the dip or salad dressing ! YUM.