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Asian-Style Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

Asian-Style Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

Delicious Asian-Style Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps are quick to prepare and packed with flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine Asian
Servings 8 wraps
Calories 378 kcal

Equipment

  • measuring cup
  • wood spoon
  • 10” skillet

Ingredients
  

Lettuce Wrap Sauce

  • 0.25 cup maple syrup or brown sugar, or coconut sugar
  • 0.25 cup coconut aminos or tamari, or soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • 2 teaspoon arrowroot powder or cornstarch

Ground Beef Filling

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
  • 1 medium red bell pepper finely diced
  • 0.5 cup shredded carrots
  • 4 whole green onions sliced into 1” pieces
  • kosher salt to taste
  • ground pepper to taste
  • sesame seeds to taste, for garnish
  • Boston Bibb lettuce
  • steamed white rice or sauteed cauliflower rice optional, for serving

Instructions
 

Making the Sauce

  • Combine the maple syrup, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes (if using) in a measuring cup. Whisk until combined. Add the arrowroot powder and whisk until well combined.

Cooking the Beef Filling

  • Heat olive oil in a 10” skillet over medium high heat until it shimmers. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring with a wood spoon to break up, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring continuously, until very fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
  • Add the bell pepper and carrots and cook until bite tender, 3-4 minutes.
  • Pour the sauce over the skillet contents, then stir. Simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed.
  • Stir in the sliced green onions.
  • Spoon the filling into lettuce wraps (with or without rice) and garnish with sesame seeds. Makes 8 wraps without rice, or 12 wraps with rice.

Notes

Nutritional information does not include rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 2wrapsCalories: 378kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 26gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 358mgPotassium: 396mgFiber: 3gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 140IUVitamin C: 53mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 22mg
Keyword easy recipe, Ground Beef, healthy meal, lettuce wraps, low carb, Quick Dinner
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