Asian Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

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Quick 25-Minute Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps loaded with savory beef and nutritious veggies in an umami-rich Asian-style soy ginger sauce. Ready as appetizers, snacks, or light dinner.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings 6 wraps

Calories 373 kcal

Equipment

1 Pressure cooker

Ingredients

Main 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
⅓ cup cilantro chopped
⅓ cup green onion sliced
2 teaspoon sesame seeds
2 heads butter, red or green leaf lettuce
2 teaspoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
⅓ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar packed
½ 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

Instructions

Heat the oil in your pressure cooker's skillet or just use a pan on stove medium-high.
Toss in diced onion and red pepper, saute for about 5 minutes till they soften up nice.
Stir in the ground beef breaking it apart with a spatula, cook till brown 7 to 10 minutes.
Add grated carrots and chopped water chestnuts mix well so everything gets comfy.
Stir in chopped cilantro, sliced green onion, and sesame seeds cook 2 more minutes to warm through.
Pour in soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, gochujang, mirin and lime juice stirring to combine that broth depth.
Close the pressure cooker lid and set it for high pressure 5 minutes to get that tender pull on beef.
Use quick release to stop that cooking fast so veggies stay fresh crisp and ready for wraps.

Notes

Serve with rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice to make it more filling. Adjust gochujang to heat preference. Do not store lettuce with filling to prevent sogginess.