Asian Lettuce Wraps
Delicious and bursting with flavor, Asian lettuce wraps are a great idea for entertaining or a family style meal. Each person can build their own fresh, delicious wrap. Just be sure to have plates or napkins available since the mixture can sometimes drip a little. To serve, allow each person to spoon a portion of the meat into a lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito and enjoy!
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 16Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves
- 1pound lean ground beef
- 1tablespoon cooking oil
- 1large onion, chopped
- ¼cup hoisin sauce
- 2cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1tablespoon soy sauce
- 1tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2teaspoons minced pickled ginger
- 1dash Asian chile pepper sauce, or to taste
- 1(8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
- 1bunch green onions, chopped
- 2teaspoons Asian (dark) sesame oil
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.Step 2
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and cooking oil in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; transfer beef to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in the same skillet used for beef until slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir hoisin sauce, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and chile pepper sauce into onions. Add water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; cook and stir until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.Step 3
Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter and pile meat mixture in the center.