Beef Lettuce Wraps

Beef Lettuce Wraps

Crisp lettuce leaves filled with savory ground beef, crunchy vegetables, water chestnuts, and an Asian-style soy-hoisin sauce.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Prepare the lettuce leaves and keep them chilled while making the filling.

    Ingredients used: 12.0 piece Lettuce

  2. Step 2

    Whisk the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil together.

    Ingredients used: 45.0 ml Hoisin Sauce, 15.0 ml Rice Vinegar, 10.0 ml Sesame Oil, 45.0 ml Soy Sauce

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  3. Step 3

    Heat the skillet over medium heat. Add the neutral oil and beef, then cook while breaking the meat into small pieces until browned and its center reaches 71°C.

    Timer: 8 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 680.0 gr Ground Beef, 15.0 ml Vegetable Oil

    Cookware: skillet, wooden spoon

  4. Step 4

    Add the onion and carrot to the beef. Cook over medium heat until the onion softens.

    Timer: 4 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 75.0 gr Carrot, 150.0 gr Onion

    Cookware: skillet, wooden spoon

  5. Step 5

    Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.

    Timer: 1 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 15.0 gr Fresh Ginger, 12.0 gr Garlic

    Cookware: skillet, wooden spoon

  6. Step 6

    Add the water chestnuts and prepared sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the filling is evenly coated and the sauce thickens slightly.

    Timer: 3 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 140.0 gr Water Chestnut

    Cookware: skillet, wooden spoon

  7. Step 7

    Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the green onion and black pepper.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 gr Ground Black Pepper, 45.0 gr Scallion

    Cookware: skillet, wooden spoon

  8. Step 8

    Divide the warm beef filling among the prepared lettuce leaves and serve immediately.

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Cook ground beef to 71°C. Keep raw meat separate from washed lettuce. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours at 4°C or below, and reheat the filling to 74°C before serving.

Risk factors

  • raw ground beef
  • fresh uncooked lettuce
  • temperature-controlled leftovers