Chinese Spicy Beef Lettuce Wraps Recipes

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.

ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spoon beef mixture into the center of lettuce leaves, taco-style. Top with cucumber, carrot, and mint. Season with salt and pepper.

CHINESE SPICY BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Spray large, heavy skillet with nonstick cooking spray. In skillet set over medium-high heat, brown ground beef; drain if necessary.
• Add garlic, sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili paste, five-spice powder, white part of green onions, water chestnuts and minced chile. Turn down heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Add cornstarch-water mixture to beef mixture and stir until it thickens slightly. Add green part of green onions and cook just until heated through (onion tops will lose their bright green color if cooked too long).
• Separate lettuce leaves, wash and pat dry. Arrange lettuce cups on platter and serve alongside beef mixture.
• Serve with my Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce (#144178) A must-have for the lettuce wraps !

SPICY ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Cover bean threads with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes, or until softened.
• Drain, and rinse under cool water.
• Chop noodles.
• While bean threads soak, combine cilantro, soy sauce, chile paste and oil in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• Add noodles and chicken to soy sauce mixture; toss well to coat.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down center of each lettuce leaf, then roll up and enjoy!

LETTUCE WRAPS AS GOOD AS PF CHANG'S

Steps:

• Rinse lettuce leaves and pat dry; set aside.
• Combine sauce ingredients. Add a bit of sugar if desired. Set aside.
• Combine raw ground beef with re-hydrated TVP by hand, mixing well.
• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, saute the meat mixture with onion and garlic.
• When cooked, add the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chile paste.
• Stir in the water chestnuts, green onions, and sesame oil. Cook just until the green onions begin to wilt (about 2 minutes).
• Transfer to a serving dish and let each person fill their lettuce leaves and top with sauce.