Mike's EZ Asian Lettuce Wraps
Mike's EZ Asian Lettuce Wraps

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mike's ez asian lettuce wraps. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mike's EZ Asian Lettuce Wraps is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Mike's EZ Asian Lettuce Wraps is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's ez asian lettuce wraps using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's EZ Asian Lettuce Wraps:
  1. Prepare 1 1/2 lb Lean Ground Hamburger Meat [85/15 blend]
  2. Get 1/3 Cup White Onions [fine minced]
  3. Take 1/3 Cup Green Onions [fine chop]
  4. Prepare 1/3 Cup Fresh Cilantro Leaves [chopped]
  5. Make ready 1/3 Cup Shiitake Mushroom Tops [fine chopped]
  6. Take 1/3 Cup Fresh Bean Sprouts [rough chop]
  7. Take 1/3 Cup Hoisin Sauce
  8. Prepare 1/4 Cup Fresh Grated Diakon Radishes
  9. Get 1/4 Cup Water Chestnuts [chopped]
  10. Prepare 1/4 Cup Bamboo Shoots [chopped]
  11. Prepare 1/4 Cup Bean Sprouts [rough chop]
  12. Get 3 Cloves Fine Minced Garlic
  13. Prepare 1 tbs Siracha Sauce
  14. Take 1 tbs Soy Sauce
  15. Make ready 1 tbs Rice Wine Vinager
  16. Make ready 1 Bag Fresh Bib, Butter Or Romaine Lettuce Leaves [chilled & rin
  17. Get options
  18. Get 1 (8 oz) Bottle Liquid Panda Seasoning Packet
  19. Get as needed Soy Sauce
  20. Prepare Chilled Sliced Red Radishes [garnish]
  21. Make ready Shredded Cabbage [thin sliced - to be added to meat mixture]
Instructions to make Mike's EZ Asian Lettuce Wraps:
  1. Here's all you'll need.
  2. Fry hamburger. No oil needed.
  3. Drain hamburger.
  4. Add all chopped vegetables and seasonings to pan. Fry for 2 minutes longer. You'll definitely want some crisp to these lettuce wraps so don't over cook.
  5. Place on chilled lettuce leaves and serve immediately.
  6. ● Know you can cheat and add 1 - 8 oz packet of Panda Brand Lettuce Wrap Seasoning. With this, you can exclude all the seasonings listed above. Except for Soy Sauce. You can find this brand at just about any major supermarket chain. It'll taste exactly like what you're making from scratch. ● Just add additional Soy Sauce [to taste] since this packet it is a bit on the sweet side with the added Hoisin Sauce.
  7. ● Serve lettuce wraps with sides of Soy and Siracha Sauce. ● Crispy Egg Rolls, Miso and Egg Drop Soup all work great as sides to this appetizer. ● Garnish with chives. Radishes are another great addition upon serving. Unfortunately I was out of them. ● Serve with ice cold Sapporo Beer and chilled glasses. It's an excellent pairing [and IMHO] one of the best Asian beers out there!
  8. Enjoy!

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