Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Asian food. Try making Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps at home. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4 and costs $1.7 per serving. This main course has 403 calories, 22g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe from The Comfort of Cooking has 10210 fans. A mixture of chili sauce, garlic cloves, green onions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 75%. This score is solid. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Easy Asian Style Turkey and Beef Lettuce Wraps, Asian Lettuce Wraps, and Asian Lettuce Wraps.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1-2 Tbsp. chili sauce (such as Sambal Oelek*)

2 garlic cloves, minced

4 green onions, chopped

1 lb. ground beef

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 cup hoisin sauce

1/2 Tablespoon honey

12 leaves lettuce (iceberg, romaine, Boston or green leaf)

1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 yellow onion, diced

Equipment:

frying pan

wooden spoon

stove

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Gently rinse lettuce leaves and pat dry, careful not to tear them. Set aside.In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add bell pepper and onion, cook 3 minutes. Add ground beef and cook 5 minutes, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Drain grease and return pan to stovetop; reduce heat to medium. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in garlic, soy sauce, hoisin and chili sauces, ginger, rice wine vinegar and honey. Cook until sauce has thickened, 3-4 minutes. Stir in green onions.Spoon meat mixture into a medium bowl and place on a large serving platter. Arrange lettuce leaves around the bowl and serve.Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Gently rinse lettuce leaves and pat dry, careful not to tear them. Set aside.In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat.

2. Add bell pepper and onion, cook 3 minutes.

3. Add ground beef and cook 5 minutes, breaking up with a wooden spoon.

4. Drain grease and return pan to stovetop; reduce heat to medium. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in garlic, soy sauce, hoisin and chili sauces, ginger, rice wine vinegar and honey. Cook until sauce has thickened, 3-4 minutes. Stir in green onions.Spoon meat mixture into a medium bowl and place on a large serving platter. Arrange lettuce leaves around the bowl and serve.Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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402k Calories
21g Protein
26g Total Fat
17g Carbs
11% Health Score
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Calories
402k
20%

Fat
26g
42%

  Saturated Fat
11g
73%

Carbohydrates
17g
6%

  Sugar
10g
12%

Cholesterol
81mg
27%

Sodium
807mg
35%

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Protein
21g
44%

Vitamin C
44mg
53%

Vitamin B12
2µg
40%

Zinc
5mg
34%

Vitamin K
35µg
34%

Vitamin B3
5mg
29%

Vitamin B6
0.55mg
28%

Selenium
18µg
26%

Vitamin A
1198IU
24%

Phosphorus
221mg
22%

Manganese
0.39mg
20%

Iron
3mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.27mg
16%

Potassium
534mg
15%

Folate
46µg
12%

Fiber
2g
10%

Magnesium
37mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin B5
0.77mg
8%

Copper
0.14mg
7%

Vitamin B1
0.1mg
7%

Calcium
52mg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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