Description
Delicious Asian-inspired ground beef lettuce wraps that are savory, sweet, and packed with flavor. Perfect for a quick and healthy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
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Sauce:
- ¼ cup maple syrup (brown sugar, or coconut sugar)
- ¼ cup coconut aminos (tamari, or soy sauce)
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- ¼ – ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 tsp arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
Filling:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 medium red bell pepper (finely diced)
- ½ c 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
- Make 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.
- 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.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lettuce wrap without rice
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 17g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Asian, ground beef, lettuce wraps, easy, gluten-free, healthy
