Name: Easy Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 3 garlic cloves, minced; ¼ cup packed brown sugar; ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; ¼ teaspoon pepper; 2 cups hot cooked white or brown rice; 2 to 3 small heads Boston Bibb or Butter lettuce, leaves separated; Garnishes: sliced green onions, sesame seeds, chow mien noodles, shredded carrots, sliced bell peppers, sliced radishes, hoisin sauce, sriracha

Description

Easy to make, fun to eat. These Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps are the perfect summer weeknight meals. All the flavor, convenience and fun of ground beef tacos into a crunchy, nutritious lettuce leaf package.

Ingredients

Scale

1 pound lean ground beef
3 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 cups hot cooked white or brown rice
2 to 3 small heads Boston Bibb or Butter lettuce, leaves separated
Garnishes: sliced green onions, sesame seeds, chow mien noodles, shredded carrots, sliced bell peppers, sliced radishes, hoisin sauce, sriracha

Instructions

Cook the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking it into crumbles until meat is no longer pink.
In a small bowl, whisk together garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ginger, red pepper flakes and pepper. Pour over the ground beef and let simmer for another minute or two until mixture thickens to create a sauce.
Serve hot alongside rice, lettuce leaves and garnishes.