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A plate of turkey lettuce wraps filled with savoury minced meat, garnished with sliced red chilli, spring onions, and sesame seeds.
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Turkey Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Golden fried turkey mince with a lovely sweet-spicy-savoury flavour, stuffed into crisp lettuce leaves and topped with all the toppings! No knife and fork required!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: Chinese-American
Keyword: ground turkey, lettuce wraps, light lunch
Servings: 12 wraps
Author Nicky Corbishley

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 500 g (1.1lbs) minced (ground) turkey (I use 7% fat)
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 1 red chilli thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons water

To Serve

  • 12 baby gem lettuce leaves washed and dried
  • 6 spring onions scallions, finely sliced
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
  • Sweet chilli sauce or sriracha to taste

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a frying pan (skillet) over a high heat.
    2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • Add the minced turkey and fry for 5 minutes, breaking up any large pieces as you go, until lightly browned.
    500 g (1.1lbs) minced (ground) turkey
  • Add the garlic and chilli and fry for another 2 minutes.
    2 cloves garlic, 1 red chilli
  • Add the sugar, hoisin, soy sauce, white pepper and water stir together. Fry for a further 2 minutes, until the turkey minced is a golden brown. Turn off the heat.
    2 tablespoons light brown sugar, 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon white pepper, 2 tablespoons water
  • Divide the turkey mince between the baby gem leaves.
    12 baby gem lettuce leaves
  • Top with spring onions, sesame seeds, chilli flakes and finish with a drizzle of chilli sauce before serving.
    6 spring onions, 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, ½ teaspoon chilli flakes, Sweet chilli sauce or sriracha to taste

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Notes

Want to make these wraps more substantial?

If you want to make these wraps a little more substantial, you can add some rice. Either add a tablespoon of freshly boiled/steamed rice to each lettuce leaf, or alternatively, add 200g cooked rice to the pan with the cooked minced turkey and stir together before spooning into the lettuce leaves.
 
Nutritional information is approximate, per lettuce wrap.

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 160mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g

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