How To Make Asian Lettuce Wraps

ground chicken

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often cheaper.

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: plum sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Plum sauce adds sweetness with fewer calories, while soy sauce is a budget-friendly alternative.

water chestnuts

🥗Healthier: jicama

💰Cheaper: canned water chestnuts

Jicama offers a similar crunch, while canned water chestnuts are often less expensive.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: almonds

Sunflower seeds provide a nut-free option, while almonds can be cheaper depending on the region.

In a hot pan, pour in your oil, garlic, ginger, chopped white onions and stir.

Add in your ground beef to the pan, and let cook for 15 minutes.

Next, add in your chili peppers (to taste), lime juice, brown sugar, fish oil, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, chopped mushrooms, and finally chopped water chestnuts.

Stir all that well, along with covering it and letting it cook for 15 more minutes.

Then, add in your chili pepper, and sesame oil. Cover and let that cook for 8-10 more minutes.

Add in your salt (to taste if needed).

Then, pour in your cornstarch & water paste slowly and stir once again.

Mix in finally your coriander leaves.

In a small bowl, pour in your oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, fish oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili pepper, brown sugar, lime juice, red chili's (to taste), and enough water to make the sauce how thin you prefer, about 2 tsp's of water.

Stir it all well, and pour into a smaller bowl.

To assemble, take a bit of your beef mixture and put an appropriate amount of it onto a lettuce, and drizzle some sauce on top.

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