Saturday, January 12, 2013

Turkey Lettuce Wraps


PJ Chang's Lettuce wraps have always been something I've enjoyed.  I've been trying to find a suitable replacment for home.  This is the best I've found yet.  Easy.  Healthy. Quick.  My non-mushroom eating husband even loved them (I chopped the mushrooms up into oblivion!)


Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

Filling:

  • 12 ounces ground turkey
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 8 ounces white mushrooms, chopped
  • 3 scallions, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • One 6-ounce can water chestnuts, chopped
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

Drizzling Sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard or spicy mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 8 to 12 large iceberg lettuce leaves, cleaned and dry
  • Shredded carrots, for serving
  • Bean sprouts, for serving
  • Chopped fresh cilantro, for serving

Directions

For the filling: Brown the turkey in the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Add the mushrooms, scallions, garlic and water chestnuts, and cook until the mushrooms soften. In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, brown sugar and vinegar, pour over the turkey mixture and cook 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
For the drizzling sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, mustard, Sriracha, sesame oil and 1/4 cup water.
Serve the turkey mixture with the lettuce leaves, drizzling sauce and vegetables for lettuce wrap assembly.


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