Ground Turkey Lettuce Cups With Asian Sauce
Thai ground turkey lettuce cups are fairly healthy ground turkey lettuce wraps with ingredients like ground turkey, scallions, and carrots, and a hoisin sauce recipe that includes soy, honey, and rice vinegar.
Equipment
- Medium or large skillet
- Knife for chopping
- Cutting board
- Grater for ginger
- Small bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ¾ cup chopped onion (about one medium size yellow or white onion)
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grated or finely chopped ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (8 oz) chopped water chestnuts
- 2 green onions chopped into scallions
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 head Romaine or Bibb lettuce
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil and the sesame oil in a skillet for a few minutes at medium high heat. Then, add the ground turkey. Cook about 5 to 7 minutes, chopping into smaller chunks along the way and stirring occasionally. Drain any excess fat.
- Add chopped onions, garlic and ginger.
- While the ground turkey is cooking, make the sauce in a small bowl. Whisk together: hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and rice wine vinegar. Pour the sauce over the turkey and stir. Let the mixture simmer a few minutes.
- Finally, add the scallions and water chestnuts and let the ground turkey mixture simmer another minute or two.
- Rinse the leaves of Romaine or Bibb lettuce, and dry gently with a paper towel. Place the lettuce leaves and ground turkey with hoisin sauce on a tray or a plate and bowl.To serve, scoop a spoonful of ground turkey on the lettuce cup and eat it like a taco.
Notes
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