Quick 25-Minute Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

Asian style ground beef lettuce wraps with carrot and green onion on a white plate and backround

Quick 25-Minute Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

These quick-to-make ground beef lettuce wraps are loaded with savory ground beef and nutritious veggies doused in an umami-rich Asian-style soy ginger sauce! You can enjoy them with the beef filling nestled in crunchy lettuce as appetizers or snacks, or make them substantial enough for lunch or dinner by adding rice or grains. A fast ground beef dinner idea to add to you repertoire, the lettuce wraps come together in only 25 minutes, can be prepared ahead of time, and are easily made gluten free, too!

Course dinner, Main Dish

Cuisine American, Korean

Diet Gluten Free, Low Lactose

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 373kcal

Author Christy Gurin

Equipment

1 Measuring cups and spoons set
1 Cutting board
1 Chef knife
1 Large skillet
1 spatula or flat sided wooden spoon

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon avocado or sesame oil
1 onion diced
1 red pepper diced
2 lb. lean ground beef 85% lean
2 carrots grated
8 oz. can water chestnuts roughly chopped
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
1/3 cup sliced green onion
2 teaspoon sesame seeds
2 heads butter, red or green leaf lettuce

Sauce

2 teaspoon minced ginger
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1/3 cup packed coconut sugar or brown sugar
1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce or tamari for gluten free
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 Tablespoon gochujang or more if you want it spicy
2 Tablespoon mirin can substitute with another cooking wine or sherry if needed
2 Tablespoon lime juice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Add all sauce ingredients into a medium sized bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add avocado oil.
When oil is warm, add chopped pepper and onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes until starting to sear.
Add beef and brown, breaking it up with a spatula into small pieces as it cooks.
Once beef is browned, add about half of the sauce and stir in letting the beef cook another 2 minutes while you continue to break into small pieces.
Add carrot, water chestnuts, and remaining sauce. Let cook 2-3 minutes longer, stirring to mix sauce evenly in.
Remove from heat, add cilantro, green onion and stir lightly. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with lettuce on it’s own or with rice, quinoa or cauliflower rice to make it more filling and with kimchee or any other toppings you’d like. To eat, spoon beef filling into a lettuce leaf. Add any other filling desired, fold in the edges and eat it like a taco.

Video

Notes

Rice not included in nutrition facts but lettuce is
Adjust the amount of gochujang to your spice preference.

Nutrition