HEALTHY ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Submitted by Barenakedchef

"I made this with ground turkey and it was amazing. Author: Apple of My Eye"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 10 wraps

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 lbs 96% lean ground beef (or any ground meat you prefer)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup onion, roughly chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 inch piece ginger, diced
• 3⁄4 cup water chestnut, roughly chopped
• 5 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• bibb lettuce

• Optional toppings

• shredded carrot
• roughly chopped peanuts
• toasted sesame seeds
• chopped green onion

directions

1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan. Add in the ground beef and break it apart with a cooking spoon into smaller pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste and cook till no longer pink. Set aside on a separate plate.
2. In the same pan, cook the onion, garlic, and ginger for 3-4 minutes. Add the meat and water chestnuts into the pan.
3. Stir in the hoisin sauce and soy sauce and cook everything together for a few minutes.
4. To serve, place the meat mixture in the lettuce cups and top with shredded carrots, peanuts, sesame seeds, green onion, and extra hoisin sauce.