Lettuce Wraps with an Asian Flair

Lettuce Wraps with an Asian Flair

Lettuce Wraps are an easy fast weeknight dinner. They are perfect for back to school time or any busy time of the year. The ground veal mixture is cooked on the stove top quick. Served in a lettuce boat of your choice.

The Asian flair in this simple and quick dish comes from the sesame oil, dried ginger, low sodium soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, Japanese BBQ sauce and water chest nuts. If you like this dish, you should also check out these Asian Mini Street Tacos.

Thanks to our friends at Anne’s Family Recipe for developing this dish, check out her YouTube to watch her build these simple and easy lettuce wraps for her family!

Ingredients

1 lb. ground veal
1 box white button mushrooms, washed and dried
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/2 tsp. dried ginger
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. low sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup Japanese BBQ sauce
1 tsp. sriracha (more if you want it spicier)
1 small can sliced water chestnuts
3 chopped green onions

Instructions

  1. Romaine, iceberg or butter lettuce for serving (separate the leaves, wash them, then pat dry)
  2. Add the olive oil and sesame oil to a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
  3. Remove and discard stems from mushrooms and chop up the mushroom caps.
  4. Cook the ground veal and chopped mushrooms until the meat is cooked through and the mushrooms have softened.
  5. While they cook, sprinkle in the dried ginger and garlic powder and stir to combine.
  6. Once the meat is cooked through, add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, Japanese BBQ sauce, and sriracha to taste.
  7. Chop up the water chestnuts and add to the meat mixture.
  8. Sprinkle the green onions over top and stir everything to combine.
  9. To serve, spoon the meat mixture into individual lettuce leaves.

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