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Lettuce Wraps by Sara Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 Tbsps avocado, or sesame oil
1 lb. ground chicken, or ground turkey
1 yellow onion, diced small
1 red bell sweet pepper, diced small
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce, coconut aminos, or liquid aminos
1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 Tbsp raw honey
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground ginger or 3 tsp freshly grated fresh ginger
8-ounces water chestnuts, diced small
4 green onions, sliced
sea salt and pepper to your taste
butter lettuce leaves, for serving
sesame seeds, for garnish
Directions:
Directions:
Heat the oil in a large pan. Cook the ground meat. Drain any fat, and set aside.

Add the onion and pepper. Cook for a few minutes. Add the water chestnuts, garlic, and ginger. Cook another couple minutes. Add the cooked meat. Mix in for a minute or so. Add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, cayenne, cumin, green onions, and sea salt, pepper. Mix and cook for a couple minutes until fragrant and onions and peppers are your preferred level of firmness. Taste, and add seasonings to taste.

Garnish with extra green onions and sesame seeds. Spoon onto butter lettuce!
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Sara makes these, but for some reason they're not in the cookbook! Very delicious and simple to make.

 

 

 

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