Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps
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Main DishesIngredients
- 1 Head of Butter Lettuce
- 2 Green Onions
- 12 oz Ground Turkey
- 3 fl. oz. Hoisin Sauce
- 2 tsp. Sriracha
- 3 oz Water Chestnuts
- 1 tsp. Chopped Ginger
- 4 oz Slaw Mix
- 3 fl. oz. Asian Sesame Dressing
- Olive Oil
- Salt Pepper
- Separate leaves of lettuce for cups. Trim and thinly
- green portions separate.
- Build the Lettuce Cups
- leaves for extra crunch and structural support). Fill
- with a few spoonfuls of turkey mixture and top with
- slaw mix. Repeat for each lettuce cup.
Instructions
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Prepare the Ingredients: Separate leaves of lettuce for cups. Trim and thinly slice green onions on an angle, keeping white and green portions separate. Build the Lettuce Cups Place a lettuce cup on work surface (or layer two leaves for extra crunch and structural support). Fill with a few spoonfuls of turkey mixture and top with slaw mix. Repeat for each lettuce cup.
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Heat a medium non-stick pan with 2 tsp. olive oil: over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until lightly browned and no pink remain, 8-10 minutes.
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Plate the Dish: Arrange three or four assembled lettuce wraps on a plate. Place Asian sesame dressing and green portions of green onions in a cup for dipping next to
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Add hoisin sauce, Sriracha (to taste), water: chestnuts, white portions of green onion, and ginger to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3-4 minutes. Taste, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper if desired. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts hot sauce du jour. Its garlicky- chile flavor complements just about everything. Use to taste or omit for less spice. used twice. White portions are added to turkey and green portions garnish dish. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time
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slice green onions on an angle, keeping white and
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Place a lettuce cup on work surface (or layer two