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Beef Lettuce Wraps make a great appetizer or a delicious low carb meal. The Korean style beef is easy and delicious and only takes minutes to make.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
If you are looking for something healthy, yummy, fun to eat and amazing taste, these Beef Lettuce Wraps are the answer to your quest.
These beef lettuce wraps come together in minutes and are the perfect answer to a busy weeknight.
Ingredients Needed
- Ground Beef. Use a lean ground beef such as 80/20 or 90/10.
- Onions. White or yellow onion
- Minced Garlic
- Soy Sauce, use Tamari if gluten free
- Sesame Oil
- Brown Sugar
- Ground Ginger
- Shredded Carrot
- Diced Green Onion
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Slivered Almonds
How To Make Beef Lettuce Wraps
- Brown your ground beef, garlic, and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until crumbly and no longer pink.
- Mix together brown sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce and ginger in a bowl.
- Pour mixture over beef and stir to incorporate well. Simmer for a few minutes, until liquid is absorbed.
- Serve on lettuce leaves sprinkled with shredded carrot, toasted sesame seeds, diced green onion and slivered almonds.
Tips from leigh Anne
- Butter lettuce is softer and a great lettuce for wraps. Iceberg lettuce will also work. But it is crisper and tends to fall apart when eating. Romaine lettuce or Bibb lettuce is another good choice.
- You can also serve this with rice also for added bulk. Add a layer of rice onto the lettuce and then topped with meat mixture.
- For additional texture and crunch top your beef lettuce wraps with some water chestnuts, shredded cabbage
- For a little heat, add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I use instead of ground beef?
You could also use ground chicken, ground turkey or ground pork if you prefer.
How do I toast the almonds?
Place almonds in a single layer on a microwave safe plate and microwave for 2-3 minutes, stopping every 3o minutes to stir. Watch closely after the first minute to avoid burning. You can also toast them in the oven at 350 degrees F in a single layer, baking until the almonds are fragrant and lightly browned. Flip almonds halfway through baking. It will take about approximately. 7-8 minutes.
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Beef Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 lb. hamburger 80/20 blend
- 4 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp dry ginger or 1 tsp fresh minced ginger
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 8 Lettuce leaves Butter Lettuce or Romaine Lettuce
- 1 carrot shredded
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds toasted
- 3 green onions chopped
Instructions
- In a large pan, brown ground beef along with garlic.
- In a bowl, combine brown sugar, ginger, sesame oil and soy sauce.
- Pour sauce over cooked ground beef. Simmer mixture for a few minutes to allow liquid to absorb.
- Serve on lettuce leaves, garnish with shredded carrot, chopped green onion and toasted slivered almonds.
Tips & Notes:
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- Butter lettuce is softer and a great lettuce for wraps. Iceberg lettuce will also work. But it is crisper and tends to fall apart when eating. Romaine lettuce or Bibb lettuce is another good choice.
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- You can also serve this with rice also for added bulk. Add a layer of rice onto the lettuce and then topped with meat mixture.
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- For additional texture and crunch top your beef lettuce wraps with some water chestnuts, shredded cabbage
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- For a little heat, add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.
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Beth says
So easy and delicious.
Joan Yeargin says
While traveling in Korea several years ago I ate at the local restaurants and loved the beef in lettuce wraps. The meat was cooked on little hibachi’s on the table. Delicious