lettuce wrap
lettuce wrap
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Chapter 5: Americans Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving
Chapter 6: Paper Dolls and Airplanes
Chapter 7: Days of Summer
Chapter 8: How Do You Spell Kitchen? C-H-I-C-K-E-N
Chapter 9: Burglar with Red Socks
Chapter 11: Not It
Chapter 12: Batman v. Superman
Chapter 13: The Road Trip Test
Ingredients
•1 Red leaf lettuce
•1 Tablespoon soy sauce
•1/4 Cup hoisin sauce
•1 Tablespoon fish sauce
•2 Teaspoons freshly grated ginger
•1 Tablespoon crushed red peppers
•1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
•1 Tablespoon Asian chile pepper sauce
•1 Tablespoon peanut oil
•3 Cloves fresh garlic, minced
•1 Large onion, finely chopped
•1 Pound lean ground turkey
•1/2 Cup finely chopped red bell pepper
•1 Korean red pepper chopped
•1 Cup sliced mushrooms
•3 Scallions, chopped
•2 Teaspoons dark sesame seed oil
Toppings
•2 Medium carrots, shredded
•1 Large cucumber, shredded
•2 Cups mung bean sprouts, ends
snapped and cleaned
•2 Scallions, shredded
Directions
Rinse lettuce leaves and pat dry. Set aside.
Whisk together the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, fish
sauce, ginger, crushed red peppers, vinegar,
and Asian chile pepper sauce. Set aside.
In a medium skillet over high heat add a tablespoon of
olive oil sauté the garlic, onions and red bell pepper until
softened. Add the ground turkey and brown stirring often
and reducing the heat to medium, if necessary. Add the
Korean red pepper and stir for another 2 minutes.
Add mushrooms and soy sauce mixture and cook for another 3 minutes. Stir in scallions and sesame seed oil, and continue cooking for about 5 minutes.
Putting It All Together
To serve, arrange the meat, lettuce and the toppings on a platter. Allow each person to spoon a portion of the meat into a lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat, top with carrots, cucumbers and scallions. Serve with rice.
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Lettuce Wraps for Al is light and healthy with the savory meat accompanied by cool and crunchy veggies. I usually serve it with brown rice.
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