Beef Lettuce Wraps – Beef lettuce wraps are healthy and easy to make. Filled with ground beef and flavored with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, Sriracha, and homemade hoisin sauce these wraps are held together with butter lettuce for a light meal you’ll love.
Eat beef lettuce wraps as an appetizer or a main dish. However, you choose to eat them- they are tasty and ready in just 30 minutes!
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
- Homemade Hoisin: While store-bought hoisin is super tasty, it’s high in sugar. If you’re concerned about sugar like me, I recommend making the homemade hoisin sauce suggested in the recipe. If you don’t have the ingredients or don’t feel like making your own, store-bought hoisin is fine.
- Sesame Oil: Sesame oil cooks and flavors the ground beef.
- Ground Beef: I use lean ground beef. If you choose ground beef with higher fat content, drain the excess oil after the meat browns.
- Garlic: I suggest using two cloves, but don’t let my recipe tell you how much garlic to use – go for it.
- Ginger: Fresh ginger lends flavor to the beef lettuce wraps, and ginger paste brightens the homemade hoisin sauce.
- Scallions: Scallions or green onions add a nice peppery finish to our beef lettuce wraps.
- Soy Sauce: Soy sauce adds a depth of the flavor.
- Rice Wine Vinegar: Sweet acidity comes from the rice wine vinegar.
- Sriracha: For a bit of heat, add sriracha to the ground beef lettuce wraps and use it to garnish the lettuce wraps.
- Butter Lettuce: I prefer butter lettuce for the wraps; romaine lettuce or collard greens are a great alternative.
HOW TO MAKE BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS
Before cooking, whisk the ingredients for homemade hoisin in a small bowl. Set it aside.
Warm sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the ground beef. Break up the meat using a meat chopper; cook until brown and heated through for about 10 minutes.
Add onion and carrots to the beef; cook until the onions become translucent and soften for about 5 minutes.
Combine garlic, ginger, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and Sriracha in a small bowl. Stir the mixture, then add it to the ground beef with the homemade hoisin and the scallion whites.
Cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove the lid, lower the heat, and allow the beef mixture to reduce for 2-5 minutes.
To serve, spoon the mixture into butter lettuce. Garnish with scallion greens, and use the leftover hoisin as a dipping sauce.
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SERVING SUGGESTIONS
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We even calculated the macros to make it easier for you. The serving size for this calculation is two lettuce wraps and includes the homemade hoisin.
• Carbs – 2 Net Carbs
• Protein – 22g
• Fat – 13g
You sure can. First, allow the meat to cool completely. Then, add it to a freezer-safe container or bag. To prevent freezer burn, you can layer plastic wrap over the dish before securing the lid. The beef mixture will freeze for up to 2 months. When you’re ready to eat, defrost it in the fridge overnight. To serve, warm it on the stove and prepare your lettuce and hoisin sauce.
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Equipment
- 2 Bowls
Ingredients
For the Homemade Hoisin Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 ½ tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 ½ tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 ½ tablespoons Monk Fruit Sweetener, or Honey
- 1 tablespoon Natural Almond Butter Powder
For the Lettuce Wrap:
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil, plus more to garnish
- 1 pound ground beef, lean
- 1 carrot, shredded
- ½ yellow onion, small diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
- 4 scallions, sliced, whites and greens separated
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 3 teaspoons Sriracha
- ¼ cup Homemade Hoisin, plus more for garnish
- butter lettuce, washed and patted dry
Instructions
- Before cooking, whisk the ingredients for homemade hoisin in a small bowl. Set it aside.
- Warm sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the ground beef. Break up the meat using a meat chopper; cook until brown and heated through for about 10 minutes.
- Add onion and carrots to the beef; cook until the onions become translucent and soften for about 5 minutes.
- Combine garlic, ginger, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and Sriracha in a small bowl. Stir the mixture, then add it to the ground beef with the homemade hoisin and the scallion whites.
- Cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the lid, lower the heat, and allow the beef mixture to reduce for 2-5 minutes.
- To serve, spoon the mixture into butter lettuce. Garnish with scallion greens, and use the leftover hoisin as a dipping sauce.
Notes
- The nutritional information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for professional advice.
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