Asian Style Lettuce Wraps
Today, we’re cooking up a beefy but vegan version of a very popular chain restaurant appetizer. Skip the crowds and the wait by serving up this easy and tasty dish right in the comfort of your own home!
And since I think of lettuce wraps more like little Asian tacos, (I love tacos so much I even wrote a recipe book on them) they’re served as the main course in my house.
Add in a side of miso soup or some roasted veggies and you’ve got dinner on the table in 30 minutes!
Ingredients for Asian Style Lettuce Wraps:
- vegan ground beef substitute
- olive oil
- yellow onion
- garlic
- soy sauce
- hoisin sauce
- fresh ginger
- rice wine vinegar
- Asian chili sauce
- scallions
- dark sesame oil
- whole lettuce leaves
How to make Asian Style Lettuce Wraps:
In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef in olive oil. Remove from skillet, drain if necessary, and set aside.
To the skillet, add the onion and cook for a about a minute or so, stirring frequently.
Add the garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chili sauce and stir to combine.
Add the green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef and heat through.
Spoon into lettuce leaves and serve warm.
Cheers!
More recipes featuring fresh ginger:
Ginger Vegetable Noodle Stir Fry – Colorful, flavorful, and loaded with good-for-you veggies.
Vegan Ginger Noodle Soup – Warm and comforting, this satisfying soup is ready to serve in under an hour.
Tahini Ginger Dressing – 5 ingredients is all you need for this quick and flavorful dressing that can even double as a stir fry sauce!
Ingredients
- 1 pound vegan ground beef substitute
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup yellow onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Asian chili sauce
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped
- 1-2 teaspoon dark sesame oil
- whole lettuce leaves
Instructions
- In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef in olive oil. Remove from skillet, drain if necessary, and set aside.
- To the skillet, add the onion and cook for a about a minute or so, stirring frequently.
- Add the garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chili sauce and stir to combine.
- Add the green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef and heat through.
- Spoon into lettuce leaves and serve warm.
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Angela Blue
Hello Holly, I have a very picky husband, and he absolutely love this recipe as well as I. The flavors are so robust, I wasn’t even missing the real meat, I wanted to test your recipe out first before the kids tried it and it definitely passed with flying colors👍👍👍👍
thiswifecooks
Yay! Thanks for the feedback – I’m so glad everyone enjoyed the wraps! My kids love them, too. 🙂