Lettuce Wraps

• 16 Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves
• 1 pound lean ground beef/beef or chicken
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons minced pickled ginger
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• Asian chile pepper sauce (optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons Asian (dark) sesame oil
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1. Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
2. In a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef in 1 tablespoon of oil, stirring often and reducing 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 chile pepper sauce to the onions, and stir. Stir in chopped water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; continue cooking until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
3. 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!

Hoisin Beef and Scallion Rolls

1/2 c soy sauce
1/2 c canola oil
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 c fresh ginger, chopped
black pepper
1 lb london broil or flank steak, trimmed
1/2 c hoisin sauce
1 bunch scallions, white and light green parts only, cut into 2 in lengths

Mix soy sauce, garlic, oil, ginger and some pepper.Add the beef and marinate overnight in refrigerator, turning once. Heat the grill. Pat meat dry and grill until rare, 5-6 mins per side. Let cool completely. Slice thinly on the bis, across the grain of the meat. Lay the slices on a cutting board and brush with hoisin sauce on each side of the meat. Lay small bundle of scallions at one end and roll securely. arrange on ray, seam side down, refrigerate until ready to serve.

** These were so delicious! We had these ate a cooking school thing we did at work.