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Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
16 Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves


1 poundlean ground beef


1 tablespooncooking oil


1 largeonion, chopped


1/4 cuphoisin sauce


2 clovesfresh garlic, minced


1 tablespoonsoy sauce


1 tablespoonrice wine vinegar


2 teaspoonsminced pickled ginger


1 dashAsian chile pepper sauce, or to taste (optional)


1 (8 ounce) canwater chestnuts, drained and finely chopped


1 bunchgreen onions, chopped


2 teaspoonsAsian (dark) sesame oil
Directions:
Directions:
1.Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.

2.Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and cooking oil in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; transfer beef to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in the same skillet used for beef until slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir hoisin sauce, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and chile pepper sauce into onions. Add water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; cook and stir until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.

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

 

 

 

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