Asian Lettuce Wraps
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6 Servings
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Calories
292 kcal
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Course
Appetizer
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Description
This recipe features ground turkey cooked with diced onion and fresh garlic, then simmered in a sauce of soy sauce, hoisin, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and sesame oil. Chopped water chestnuts add a crunchy contrast to the tender meat. The mixture is cooked just until the onions wilt and flavors meld, maintaining some texture.
The filling is served alongside a platter of large soft lettuce leaves such as bibb or butter lettuce so diners can spoon the savory mixture into them to make individual wraps. Additional accompaniments like bean sprouts, carrot matchsticks, fresh mint, and peanuts offer extra crunch and herbaceous notes.
Ground turkey can be substituted with ground beef, chicken, or pork depending on preference. The wraps are an inviting way to enjoy a flavorful, low-carb meal that combines meaty richness with fresh, crisp textures.
Ingredients
- 12-16 bibb lettuce washed and dried, or butter lettuce, leaves
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced, large
- 3 cloves garlic minced, fresh
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce reduced salt
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons ginger minced, fresh
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 water chestnuts 8 ounce can, drained and chopped
- carrot fresh mint, peanuts, bean sprouts, extra vegetables, matchsticks
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, over medium-high heat, brown the turkey in 1 tablespoon of olive oil crumbling meat while cooking. Drain any extra water or oil from the meat and set cooked meat aside.
- Add onion to the skillet and cook until fragrant and translucent. Add garlic to onion mixture, cooking for one minute.
- Return meat to the pan with the onion and garlic, then add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil. Mix thoroughly.
- Add chestnuts and green onion cooking just until the onions begin to wilt.
- Serve in a bowl with a platter of lettuce, bean sprouts, carrots, and mint leaves.
Notes
- Ground beef, chicken, or pork may be used instead of ground turkey.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 292 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 292kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 12g | 71% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 350mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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