Korean Style Beef Lettuce Wraps

Name: Korean Style Beef Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; 1 Medium Sweet Onion, diced; 1 Tablespoon minced garlic; 1 1/2 Pound Ground Beef, 80% Lean 20% Fat; 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt; Romaine Hearts; Shredded Carrots; Sliced Red Cabbage; 1/4 Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce; 3 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar; 3 Tablespoons Gochujang Paste; 1 Teaspoon Ginger Powder; 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper; 2 Teaspoons Cornstarch; 1 Cup Mayonnaise; 2 Tablespoons Gochujang Paste; 2 Teaspoons Lime Juice

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

These Korean Style Beef Lettuce Wraps are super easy to make and are a good option for a meal if you're looking for something relatively healthy in under 30 minutes.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:33:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories638.1 kcal (32%)

Total Fat55.9 g (80%)

Carbs12.1 g (5%)

Sugars6.5 g (7%)

Protein21 g (42%)

Sodium944.3 mg (47%)

Fiber1.2 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 tablespoonsolive oil

1sweet onion

medium, diced

1 tablespoonminced garlic

1.5 PoundGround Beef

80% Lean 20% Fat

1 teaspoonkosher salt

Sauce

¼ cuplow sodium soy sauce

3 tablespoonsrice vinegar

3 TablespoonsGochujang Paste

1 teaspoonginger powder

1 teaspoonblack pepper

2 teaspoonscornstarch

Gochujang Mayo

1 cupmayonnaise

2 TablespoonsGochujang Paste

2 teaspoonslime juice

Instructions

Step 1

To prepare our sauce, in a mixing bowl, add in Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar, Gochujang Paste, Ginger Powder, Black Pepper, and Cornstarch. Mix all ingredients together, then set aside.

Step 2

In a skillet on medium heat, add in olive oil. Next, add in diced onion & salt and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Then, add in minced Garlic and cook for about 1 minute.

Step 3

Turn the heat up to medium-high, add in Beef and mix in with onions & garlic, break apart into crumbles, and cook for about 5 minutes or until cooked & browned. Once done, remove from the pan and drain excess grease.

Step 4

Add beef back to the skillet, pour sauce into the skillet, and bring to a low simmer. Simmer beef in sauce for about 2-3 minutes or until sauce is fully incorporated into beef.

Step 5

For Gochujang Mayo, in a mixing bowl, add in Mayonnaise, Gochujang Paste, Lime Juice and mix well.

Step 6

Add beef to romaine lettuce hearts and top with purple cabbage, carrots, green onions, and gochujang mayo.