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Asian Express Beef Lettuce Wraps

Description
A recipe for Asian Express Beef Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 cup Asian peanut sauce
  • 1 medium cucumber, seeded, chopped
  • 1/4 cup torn fresh mint leaves
  • Salt and pepper
  • 12 large Boston lettuce leaves (about 2 heads) or iceberg or romaine lettuce
  • Fresh mint leaves

Preparation
Total preparation and cooking time: 30 minutes

1. Brown ground beef in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up into small crumbles. Pour off drippings. Stir in hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; heat through.

2. Just before serving, add cucumber and torn mint to beef mixture; toss gently. Season with salt and pepper. Serve in lettuce leaves. Garnish with mint.

Nutrition
no information available

Serves
Makes 4 servings

Variations
no information available

Source Cattlemen's Beef Board and American National CattleWomen, Inc.



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