Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

These Asian-inspired lettuce wraps are filled with ground beef cooked in a hoisin-peanut sauce, and topped with crunchy cucumbers, carrots, and fresh mint.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 cup peanut sauce
12 lettuce leaves
1 cucumber, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
2 Spoon beef mixture into the center of lettuce leaves, taco-style. Top with cucumber, carrot, and mint. Season with salt and pepper.