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.
Total Time: 30 mins Prep Time:10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins
Korean Style Beef Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Medium Sweet Onion, diced
1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
1 ½ Pound Ground Beef (80% Lean, 20% Fat)
1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
Romaine Hearts
Shredded Carrots
Sliced Red Cabbage
Sauce
¼ Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
3 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
3 Tablespoons Gochujang Paste
1 Teaspoon Ginger Powder
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
2 Teaspoons Cornstarch
Gochujang Mayo
1 Cup Mayonnaise
2 Tablespoon Gochujang Paste
2 Teaspoon Lime Juice
Instructions
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.
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.
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.
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.
For Gochujang Mayo, in a mixing bowl, add in Mayonnaise, Gochujang Paste, Lime Juice and mix well.
Add beef to romaine lettuce hearts and top with purple cabbage, carrots, green onions, and gochujang mayo.