Lettuce Wraps (生菜包, San Choy Bow) - The World's Food
By The World's Food
Yield: 4
Time: 1 hour
Tender butter lettuce filled with a sweet and savory Asian-inspired pork or chicken mixture with hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger and water chestnuts
Ingredients
2
Tablespoons vegetable oil
1
pound ground chicken or pork
6
cloves garlic, minced
1
onion, diced
1/2
cup hoisin sauce
2
Tablespoons soy sauce
1
Tablespoon rice vinegar
2
teaspoons grated ginger
2
teaspoons sriracha
1
8-ounce can water chestnuts, drained and diced
6
green onions, thinly sliced
*
Salt, to taste
1
head butter lettuce
*
Optional: Rice noodles, bean sprouts, cilantro, chili garlic sauce, sweet chili sauce
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat and add ground meat
Step 2
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat and add ground meat
Step 2
Break meat into smaller pieces and cook until browned
Step 3
Add garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger and sriracha and cook until onions become translucent, about 5 minutes
Step 4
Add chestnuts and green onions and cook until tender, about 5 minutes
Step 5
Add salt to taste, if desired
Step 6
Allow mixture to cool 5-10 minutes
Step 7
Add mixture to a butter lettuce with any additional desired ingredients
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