Best Seattle Style Turkey Lettuce Wraps Recipes

GROUND TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and soy sauce; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add turkey and cook, breaking into smaller pieces, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Make the sauce by whisking soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and ginger together in a small bowl. Pour over turkey mixture and simmer until slightly reduced, 2 to 3 minutes.

TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• For the filling: Brown the turkey in the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Add the mushrooms, scallions, garlic and water chestnuts, and cook until the mushrooms soften. In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, brown sugar and vinegar, pour over the turkey mixture and cook 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• For the drizzling sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, mustard, Sriracha, sesame oil and 1/4 cup water.
• Serve the turkey mixture with the lettuce leaves, drizzling sauce and vegetables for lettuce wrap assembly.

ASIAN TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add turkey and sauté until brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Add peanut sauce, hoisin sauce, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce; heat through. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat in microwave or skillet, adding water by tablespoonfuls to moisten if necessary, before continuing.) Stir in cucumber and chopped mint. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer turkey mixture to medium bowl. Place mint sprigs and lettuce leaves on platter. To make wraps, spoon turkey mixture onto lettuce leaf, add a few mint sprigs, fold in sides over filling, and roll up. Pass additional soy sauce alongside wraps for dipping.

SPICY TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble turkey with jicama and onion over medium heat until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, ginger, garlic and peppers. Add carrot; cook and stir until liquid is absorbed, 1-2 minutes., Serve in lettuce. If desired, serve with mustard.

THAI TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook turkey over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain and return to skillet. Stir in green onions, cilantro, mint, lime juice, fish sauce, peanut butter, chile paste, sugar and red pepper flakes. Cook 3 to 4 minutes longer or until hot.
• To serve, spoon 2 heaping tablespoons turkey mixture, 2 tablespoons carrots and 1 teaspoon peanuts onto each lettuce leaf; wrap around filling. Serve warm.

SOUTHWEST TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble turkey with onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes., Stir in seasonings and tomato sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until flavors are blended, about 10 minutes. Serve in lettuce with cheese and toppings as desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

SEATTLE-STYLE TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Cook turkey as specified on the package. Always cook to well done, 165 degrees F as measured by a meat thermometer.
• Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar, green onions and red bell pepper. Cook 7 minutes or until garlic is soft.
• Stir in mint leaves. Immediately transfer meat to a shallow dish and chill 1 hour.
• Remove core from head of lettuce; separate, wash and dry leaves.
• Spoon chilled turkey mixture in lettuce cups.

SEATTLE-STYLE TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Cook turkey as specified on the package. Always cook to well done, 165 degrees F as measured by a meat thermometer.
• Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar, green onions and red bell pepper. Cook 7 minutes or until garlic is soft.
• Stir in mint leaves. Immediately transfer meat to a shallow dish and chill 1 hour.
• Remove core from head of lettuce; separate, wash and dry leaves.
• Spoon chilled turkey mixture in lettuce cups.