Description
Easy and healthy Asian-style ground beef lettuce wraps packed with flavor.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup maple syrup, brown sugar, or coconut sugar
- ¼ cup coconut aminos, tamari, or soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- ¼ – ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
- 2 teaspoon arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 medium red bell pepper, finely diced
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- 4 whole green onions, sliced into 1” pieces
- kosher salt, to taste
- ground pepper, to taste
- sesame seeds, to taste, for garnish
- Boston Bibb lettuce
- steamed white rice or sautéed cauliflower rice, optional, for serving
Instructions
- Make the sauce by combining maple syrup, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes in a measuring cup. Whisk until combined. Add arrowroot powder and whisk until well combined.
- Heat olive oil in a 10” skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add ground beef and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and ginger. Cook, stirring continuously, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
- Add bell pepper and carrots. Cook until tender, 3-4 minutes.
- Pour sauce over skillet contents and stir. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, 2-3 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
- Stir in sliced green onions.
- Spoon filling into lettuce wraps (with or without rice) and garnish with sesame seeds. Makes 8 wraps without rice, or 12 wraps with rice.
Notes
- Store leftover filling in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Use different types of lettuce for variety.
- Adjust spice level by increasing or decreasing red pepper flakes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 wrap
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg