Ginger Beef Lettuce Wraps Recipes

GINGER BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the beef and fry until browned all over and starting to crisp. Add the spring onions, pepper, ginger, oyster sauce and beans. Stir-fry for another 5 mins until the veg has softened, then add the noodles and juice of 1 lime. Season well and toss everything together until well combined and heated through.
• Separate the lettuces into leaves. Pile the noodles into the leaves, sprinkle over the reserved spring onions to garnish and serve with the lime wedges.

ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and cooking oil in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; transfer beef to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in the same skillet used for beef until slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir hoisin sauce, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and chile pepper sauce into onions. Add water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; cook and stir until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter and pile meat mixture in the center.

ONE-PAN GINGER BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS WITH ZUCCHINI, GOCHUJANG SAUCE & PICKLED CARROTS

Steps:

• • Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice half the onion (whole onion for 4 servings). Trim and dice zucchini into ¼-inch pieces. Peel and mince or grate half the ginger (all for 4). Quarter lemon. Trim and discard root end from lettuce; separate leaves.
• • In a medium microwave-safe bowl, toss carrots with vinegar, 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt and pepper. Microwave for 1 minute. Set aside, tossing occasionally.
• • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, 5-8 minutes. • Add another drizzle of oil, zucchini, garlic powder, and ½ tsp salt (¾ tsp for 4 servings). Cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is slightly softened, 3-5 minutes. • Add beef* and ginger; season with pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 3-4 minutes. TIP: If there's excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out. • Stir in gochujang, hoisin, and ¼ cup water. Cook, stirring, until beef is saucy and cooked through, 2-3 minutes. • Remove from heat. Stir in juice from half the lemon; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• • Divide lettuce between plates; fill with beef mixture. Garnish with pickled carrots (draining first). Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side. TIP: Alternatively, serve beef mixture, carrots, and lettuce in separate bowls and let everyone assemble their own wraps!

KOREAN-INSPIRED GROUND BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• For the beef: Add the beef to a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon and slowly rendering the fat, 8 to 10 minutes. Using a large spoon remove half of the rendered fat and discard. Add the garlic, scallions and ginger and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• For the sauce: Stir together the soy sauce, gochujang, honey and sesame oil in a small bowl. Stir some of the sauce into the beef, a few tablespoons at a time, until seasoned to your taste. Set aside.
• For the sticky rice: Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Combine the rice, oil and 1 1/2 cups water in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot®. Cook on high pressure, 8 minutes. Allow the steam to release slowly, for about 5 minutes, then remove the lid. Roll the beef, sticky rice, sauce and cucumber slices in lettuce leaves and eat.

GINGER PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook pork and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until pork is no longer pink and onion is tender, breaking up pork into crumbles., Stir in hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce and chili sauce until blended. Add water chestnuts, green onions and oil; heat through. To serve, place pork mixture in lettuce leaves; fold lettuce over filling. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little water if necessary.