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Lettuce Wraps to Die For

Date added: February 28, 2008

Makes a delicious but messy to eat appetizer. Pass the napkins!

I like to serve this before a Chinese dinner. Check out my chow mein recipe. Sorry, I don't do take-out.

  • Servings: 6 change
  • Calories per serving: 335
  • Prep time: 10
  • Cook time: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 iceberg lettuce
  • 1 egg whites
  • 1 tsp white wine (open bottle, drink the rest)
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 pound pork or ground beef
  • 4 tsp peanut oil
  • 1/2 cup chinese mushrooms chopped
  • 1/2 cup waterchestnuts chopped
  • 4 tsp dark soy sauce
  • 3/4 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup hoisin sauce

Recipe Method

1- Ahead of time, separate the lettuce leaves carefully, rinse under cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Arrange on a serving platter, cover with paper towels, and refrigerate.

2- In a medium bowl, combine egg white, wine, cornstarch, and salt. Add ground meat and marinate 15-20 minutes.

3- Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat and stir-fry mushrooms about 1 minute. Add meat mixture and stir-fry until it loses it's red colour and the liquid evaporates. Add water chestnuts, soy sauce, sugar, and salt and stir-fry for 1 minute.

4- Immediately transfer the entire contents of the wok to a heated platter and serve at once with the lettuce.

5- At the table, each guest spreads about 2 tbsp. of the meat mixture in the middle of a lettuce leaf, then pours about 1 tsp.(or more) hoisin sauce over the meat, folds the leaf in half over the meat, and tucks it gently under. One end of the package is then folded over to enclose the filling securely and the whole roll is eaten with the fingers.

Enjoy!

Nutritional Facts

Per serving% Daily Value*
Calories 33517%
Fat 16g25%
Cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 1,305mg 54%
Carbohydrates 35g17%

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Alice Samworth - Ask a question

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