Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound ground chicken or turkey
• 1 pound ground pork
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce (or Gluten Free Hoisin sauce)
• 2 tablespoons Light soy sauce (or Mirin, or gluten-free tamari)
• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Cooking Wine (or Rice Wine Vinegar)
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha (optional)
• 1 (8-ounce) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• Salt and Pepper, to taste
• 1 head butter lettuce (or iceburg, butter lettuce wraps easier though)

Directions

1. 01

   Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. about 30 seconds.

2. 02

   Add ground protein and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the meat as it cooks; drain excess fat.

3. 03

   Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and Sriracha until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.

4. 04

   Stir in chestnuts and green onions until tender, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

5. 05

   To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf, taco-style.