Asian-Style Lettuce Wraps recipe

Ingredients :

16 Butter lettuce or similar leaves
455 g lean ground beef
15 ml cooking oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
15 ml soy sauce
60 ml Hoisin sauce (also called Chinese barbecue sauce)
10 g minced pickled ginger
15 ml rice wine vinegar
Asian chili pepper sauce (optional)
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped

10 ml Asian (dark) sesame oil

How to Prepare :

Rinse the whole lettuce leaves and pat them dry, be careful not to tear them. Set them aside. In a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef in 1 tablespoon of oil, stirring often and reduce the heat to medium, if necessary. Drain, and set aside to cool. Cook the onion in the same pan, stirring frequently. Add the garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chili pepper sauce to the onions, and stir.
Stir in chopped water chestnuts, green onions, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes. Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter, and pile meat mixture in the center. To serve, allow each person to spoon a portion of the meat into a lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito, and enjoy!