Monday, November 12, 2012

Lettuce Wraps









Lettuce wraps are a great meal for warm nights. They are quite refreshing to eat. Lettuce wraps are low in fat especially since they are made of ground turkey.

Ingredients
1 lb ground turkey
2tsp vegetable oil
1c white mushrooms, chopped
3 scallions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1.  6-ounce can water chestnuts, chopped
1/4c soy sauce
1tbsp brown sugar
1tbsp rice wine vinegar

Drizzling Sauce:
3tbsp soy sauce
2tbsp rice wine vinegar
1tbsp honey
1tbsp Dijon mustard or spicy mustard
1tbsp Sriracha sauce
1/2tsp sesame oil


Dressings
8 to 12 large iceberg lettuce leaves, cleaned and dry
Shredded carrots, for serving
Bean sprouts, for serving
Chopped fresh cilantro, for serving

Method
For the filling: Brown the turkey in the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Add the mushrooms, scallions, garlic and water chestnuts, and cook until the mushrooms soften. In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, brown sugar and vinegar, pour over the turkey mixture and cook 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
For the drizzling sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, mustard, Sriracha, sesame oil and 1/4 cup water.
Serve the turkey mixture with the lettuce leaves, drizzling sauce and vegetables for lettuce wrap assembly.

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