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Crispy Beef Lettuce Wraps with Wowee Sauce

Course Appetizer

Equipment

  • Small bowl
  • Nonstick skillet
  • Food thermometer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/3 cup sliced green onions
  • 2 tbsp reduced sodium or regular soy sauce
  • 8 large lettuce leaves (such as bibb, leaf or iceberg)
  • 3/4 cup sliced water chestnuts
  • 3/4 cup bagged, shredded carrots (follow package instructions)
  • black pepper, to taste

Wowee Sauce

  • 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in juice, drained
  • 1/3 cup orange marmalade
  • 2 tbsp reduced sodium or regular soy sauce

Instructions
 

  • Wash hands with soap and water.
  • Gently rub green onions and lettuce leaves under cold running water. Slice green onions.
  • Combine sauce ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.
  • Brown ground beef in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until internal temperature reaches 160 °F on food thermometer. Break beef up into small crumbles. Pour off drippings, if necessary.
  • Add green onions and soy sauce; season with pepper, as desired. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
  • Evenly spoon beef mixture onto each lettuce leaf. Top with equal amounts of water chestnuts and carrots. Spoon some sauce over top.
  • Wash hands with soap and water.
  • Wrap lettuce around filling. Serve with remaining sauce.

Notes

This recipe was developed using the Safe Recipe Style Guide at SafeRecipeGuide.org