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Oriental Express Beef Lettuce Wraps

By: Cattlemen's Beef Board and National Cattlemen's Be

"2001 National Beef Cook-Off winner Janice Elder, of North Carolina brings us this delicious and fun to eat lettuce wraps recipe."

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Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

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

Directions

Brown ground beef in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is not pink, breaking up into small crumbles. Pour off drippings. Stir in hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; heat through.
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.

Footnotes

Nutrition information per serving, using 80% lean ground beef
496 calories; 33 g protein; 25 g carbohydrate; 29 g fat; 724 mg sodium; 107 mg cholesterol; 6.4 mg niacin; 0.4 mg vitamin B6; 2.9 mcg vitamin B12; 3.9 mg iron; 6.8 mg zinc.
©Cattlemen's Beef Board and National Cattlemen's Beef Association