Thai Lettuce Wraps

5 from 3 votes

Get ready to devour some homemade Thai lettuce wraps—a must-have appetizer that you won't be able to resist! These wraps are loaded with tasty lean ground beef, minced red onion, garlic, ginger, and chili flakes, all tossed in a delicious dressing made from soy sauce and sesame oil.

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: Thai

Keyword: thai lettuce wraps, thai lettuce wraps recipe

Servings: people

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

Filling

¾ pound lean ground beef
½ red onion minced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons fresh ginger grated
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup carrots julienned
¼ cup green onions chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 head butter lettuce cleaned and separated

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine your ground beef, onion, garlic, ginger, chili flakes, salt and pepper. Mix well.
In a small bowl, combine your soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, and brown sugar. Set aside.
Heat a large skillet up to medium high heat. Add your meat mixture to the skillet and cook, stirring continually for about 6-8 minutes. The beef should mostly be browned and cooked by now.
Add in your carrots, green onions, cilantro, sesame seeds, and sauce. Continue to stir fry everything together for about 3-4 minutes. Ensuring everything is well combined and the sauce begins to reduce.
Remove your filing from heat. And set aside.
Prepare your butter lettuce and set the lettuce leaves on a plate. Fill each lettuce leaf with your filling and serve.
You can also serve the filling and lettuce separate and have your guests fill their own lettuce wraps!

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