Showing posts with label wrap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wrap. Show all posts

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Lettuce wraps

My mom first made it with ground pork.  We've done it with turkey as well.

Because of my kind-of vegetarianism, I enjoy it with fake meat "crumbles".
Morningstar has a great product that tastes like ground beef, and that's what I use in this recipe.

I cannot think of exact amounts so bear with me... you really can't mess this up.

Ingredients:
1lb ground meat of choice
1 can water chestnuts (diced fine)
1/2 c. hoisin sauce
1 tsp. rice wine vinegar
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. minced ginger
1 sliced scallion
1 head iceberg lettuce, cut in half, core removed and leaves separated

Garnishes:
Crushed or ground peanuts
julienned carrots
Other toppings your guests might like: braised tofu (recipe here), fried chinese noodles

Brown meat in sesame oil
Add water chestnuts and ginger
Mix in the sauces (hoisin, vinegar, worcestershire) until coated and cook 1 minute
Toss in scallion and mix

Lettuce leaves make excellent wrappers. Let guests fill them with meat and toppings of their choice.
I did not have carrots in this photo. Shown in the photo is the tofu as well.