Asian Lettuce Wraps
From Allrecipes.com Recipe By:Rachel Castro "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!"
Ingredients
- 16 Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves or bed of lettuce
- 1 pound lean ground beef or other meat
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce or GF teriyaki
- 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce make sure it is GF
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar or other vinegar
- 2 teaspoons minced pickled ginger or fresh
- 1 dash Asian chile pepper sauce or to taste (optional)
- 1 8 ounce can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
- 1 bunch green onions chopped (optional)
- 2 teaspoons Asian dark sesame oil (optional)
Instructions
- Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
- 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.
- Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter and pile meat mixture in the center.
Notes
Made by Joan on 10/14/18 - DELICIOUS!!!!!
Subbed cubed ham for beef,
GF teriyaki for hoisin
red wine vinegar for rice wine vinegar
fresh ginger for pickeled
Omitted chile pepper sauce, green onions and sesame oil
Added bean sprouts, mushrooms, peppers
Would have added baby corn if available
Served on bed of salad or would also be good over rice
Subbed cubed ham for beef,
GF teriyaki for hoisin
red wine vinegar for rice wine vinegar
fresh ginger for pickeled
Omitted chile pepper sauce, green onions and sesame oil
Added bean sprouts, mushrooms, peppers
Would have added baby corn if available
Served on bed of salad or would also be good over rice