Lettuce Wraps

These ground turkey lettuce wraps are so delicious, easy and perfect for a summer dinner. I recently made them for a friend’s quarantine birthday dinner after an evening bike ride. She wanted something light and healthy that we could eat outside while socially distancing. You can add as much hot sauce and spice to these as you would like or put a bottle of hot sauce out when you serve them. They aren’t just for the girls either, my husband and son liked them as well and they have been a favorite for many quarantine dinners during this crazy pandemic!

Lettuce Wraps

2 pounds of ground turkey meat

1 large onion, diced

4 garlic cloves, minced

3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce

3 Tablespoons oyster sauce

1/3 cup of low sodium soy sauce

2-3 Tablespoons of sriracha hot sauce

2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes

1 can of diced water chestnuts

1 head of Boston or Butterhead lettuce

For toppings: (Optional)

1/4 cup shredded carrots

2 green onions

1 cup of dry roasted peanuts

1 cup of chow mein noodles

Saute onion for 8-10 minutes on medium heat in medium pan until translucent, add garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Add ground turkey and cook until meat is no longer pink, about 15 minutes. Add hoisin, oyster and soy sauce along with the rice wine vinegar, sriracha, red chili flakes and water chestnuts. Let simmer for 5 minutes so all the flavors come together. Separate the lettuce leaves and put them on a plate. Put toppings in bowls, serve with the lettuce or jicama wraps. Serves 6.