Easy Asian Lettuce Wraps – Bringing the neighborhood together!

We enjoyed doing this cooking demonstration for our neighborhood Women’s Club. Everyone is interested in finding easy meals to make for their families that are tasty too. This is a nice light change for the same boring meals. These Asian Lettuce Wraps are a lot of fun to make with your friends or your family members and it’s a great way to sneak in a bunch of vegetables!

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Easy Asian Lettuce Wraps

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 lb. ground chicken, turkey, or pork
• 3 heaping tbs hoisin sauce​
• 2 tbs. soy sauce
• 1 tbs. rice vinegar
• 1 inch piece fresh ginger peeled and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• juice of half a lime
• 4 button mushrooms diced in small pieces
• 4 oz. water chestnuts diced in small pieces
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts without skins, chopped
• 2 green onions sliced thin
• Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves
• 1 carrot shredded
• fresh cilantro chopped
• Sriracha sauce optional

Course Main Dish Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings Ingredients 2 tsp. olive oil 1 lb. ground chicken, turkey, or pork 3 heaping tbs hoisin sauce​ 2 tbs. soy sauce 1 tbs. rice vinegar 1 inch piece fresh ginger peeled and chopped 2 cloves garlic chopped juice of half a lime 4 button mushrooms diced in small pieces 4 oz. water chestnuts diced in small pieces 1/4 cup roasted peanuts without skins, chopped 2 green onions sliced thin Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves 1 carrot shredded fresh cilantro chopped Sriracha sauce optional

Instructions

1. In a frying pan heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the turkey, chicken, or pork to the pan. Stir every few minutes, breaking up large chunks, until almost cooked through.
2. Stir in hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, and lime juice. Cook for 2 more minutes.
3. Stir in mushrooms, water chestnuts, peanuts, and green onions. Cook for another 2 minutes.​
4. Spoon into lettuce leaves and top with shredded carrot, cilantro, and a few dashes of Sriracha sauce.
5. Yum! And so easy!