BEEF LETTUCE WRAP

Beef Lettuce Wrap image

Provided by Connie "Kiyu" Guerrero

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 13

16 medium butter lettuce leaves (rinsed & pat dried)
1 lb ground beef
1 Tbsp olive oil (for frying)
1 large onion, chopped
2 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp soy sauce (kikkoman)
1/4 c hoisin sauce
1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
asian chili pepper sauce (optional)
8 oz water chetnuts, (drained & chopped)
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 Tbsp dark sesame oil
1 pinch black pepper

Steps:

1. Heat a medium skillet to high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. Add ground beef. Break beef up into very small pieces with a metal spatula and reduce heat to medium. Cook until beef is fully cooked. Drain, remove from pan and allow beef to cool.
2. In the same pan add onions and stir fry for 1 minute. Add garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar and chili pepper sauce to the onions. Stir to mix well. Stir in water chestnuts, green onions and sesame oil. Continue cooking for about 2 minutes. Add sauce mixture to ground beef and mix well in a bowl.
3. Pile the meat mixture into the center of each lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito.