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Korean-Style Beef Lettuce Wraps

Name: Korean-Style Beef Lettuce Wraps
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds Lean Ground Beef; 2 heads of Butter Lettuce; 2 Carrots; 6 cloves of Garlic; 2 tablespoons Ginger; 4 Scallions; 2 Yellow Onions; 4 cups White Rice; ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Low-Sodium Soy Sauce; 2 tablespoons Gochujang; 2 tablespoons Rice Vinegar; 2 tablespoons Sesame Oil; ¼ cup Brown Sugar; 2 teaspoons Sesame Seeds

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Ground beef cooked with garlic, ginger, and a sweet-spicy soy and gochujang sauce, spooned over rice into crisp butter lettuce cups, and topped with shredded carrot, green onion, and sesame. It's a fast, hands-on weeknight dinner that everyone builds at the table.

25 mins 8 servings

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Ingredients

2 pounds Lean Ground Beef
2 heads of Butter Lettuce
2 Carrots
6 cloves of Garlic
2 tablespoons Ginger
4 Scallions
2 Yellow Onions
4 cups White Rice
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Low-Sodium Soy Sauce
2 tablespoons Gochujang
2 tablespoons Rice Vinegar
2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
¼ cup Brown Sugar
2 teaspoons Sesame Seeds

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, gochujang, and rice vinegar.
Heat the sesame oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef and onion and cook, breaking up the meat, until browned and no pink remains, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain off any extra fat.
Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook about 1 minute, until fragrant.
Pour in the sauce and simmer, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, until it thickens slightly and coats the beef.
To serve, spoon a little rice into each lettuce leaf, top with the beef, and finish with the carrot, green onions, and sesame seeds.