Asian Lettuce Wraps

Name: Asian Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 16 Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves; 227 grams water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped; 1 Tbsp cooking oil; 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced; 1 bunch green onions, chopped; 59 milliliters hoisin sauce; 454 grams lean ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 teaspoons minced pickled ginger; 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons Asian (dark) sesame oil; 1 Tbsp soy sauce

Asian Lettuce Wraps is It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. If you have soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, cooking oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the rice wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Red Velvet Mug Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.

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Lettuce Leaf

In a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef in 1 tablespoon of oil, stirring often and reducing the heat to medium, if necessary.

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Ground Beef

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Drain, and set aside to cool. Cook the onion in the same pan, stirring frequently.

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Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chile pepper sauce to the onions, and stir. Stir in chopped water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; continue cooking until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.

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Water Chestnuts

Chili Pepper

Green Onions

Hoisin Sauce

Sesame Oil

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Garlic

Ginger

Onion

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Beef

Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter, and pile meat mixture in the center. 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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Lettuce

Meat

Wrap

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Servings:

Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves 227grams

water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped 1Tbsp

cooking oil 2cloves

fresh garlic, minced 1bunch

green onions, chopped 59milliliters

hoisin sauce 454grams

lean ground beef 1large

onion, chopped 2teaspoons

minced pickled ginger 1Tbsp

rice wine vinegar 2teaspoons

Asian (dark) sesame oil 1Tbsp

soy sauce

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Dry Creek Vineyard Dry Chenin Blanc, Wine. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.