Asian Lettuce Wraps with Crisp Vegetables
A fast skillet filling wrapped in cool, crunchy lettuce leaves.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 teaspoons olive oil divided
- 1 pound lean ground turkey or chicken
- 4 to 5 tablespoons hoisin sauce to taste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sriracha optional
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 2/3 cup green onions sliced
- 1/2 cup carrot shredded
- 8 ounces water chestnuts drained and chopped
- 1 large head Bibb or iceberg lettuce leaves separated
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add meat, brown three minutes, break it up, and cook about three minutes more until done.
- Whisk hoisin, soy sauce, sriracha, rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a bowl.
- Drain excess liquid, then move meat to one side of the skillet.
- Heat remaining oil in the empty side.
- Saute green onions and carrots 1 1/2 minutes; add garlic and ginger for 30 seconds.
- Add sauce and water chestnuts; toss for 30 seconds.
- Serve warm in lettuce leaves with green onions.