Best 20 Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipes

ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and cooking oil in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; transfer beef to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in the same skillet used for beef until slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir hoisin sauce, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and chile pepper sauce into onions. Add water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; cook and stir until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter and pile meat mixture in the center.

ASIAN-INSPIRED CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Set 2 to 3 tablespoons green onions aside for garnish. Combine remaining green onions, water chestnuts, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, Sriracha, rice vinegar, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add ground chicken, garlic, and sesame oil. Cook and stir until chicken is crumbly and no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add hoisin mixture to the skillet and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Fill lettuce leaves with chicken mixture and top with reserved green onions.

ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• 1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated, cleaned and dried In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil and saute beef until brown. Stir in ginger, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and hoisin and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the peanuts. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm wrapped in lettuce cups.

QUICK ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the water and rice. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes, until water is absorbed. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook the pork, green onions, and garlic for 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly brown. Add the tofu, carrot, Hoisin, and soy sauce, stirring frequently until heated through. Remove from heat, and stir in the sesame oil and chile paste.
• To serve: spoon a small amount of rice into each lettuce leaf, top with the stir-fry mixture, and drizzle with additional soy sauce or hoisin, if desired. Wrap the lettuce leaf to enclose the filling.

ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spoon beef mixture into the center of lettuce leaves, taco-style. Top with cucumber, carrot, and mint. Season with salt and pepper.

ASIAN TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook turkey over medium heat until no longer pink., Coarsely chop stir-fry vegetables; add to the pan. Stir in the teriyaki sauce, hoisin sauce, peanut butter, ginger, vinegar and oil. Stir-fry over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Remove from the heat; stir in onions. Place a scant 1/2 cup turkey mixture on each lettuce leaf; fold lettuce over filling. Serve with additional hoisin sauce if desired.

ASIAN PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Combine the rice and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until most of the water is absorbed, about 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to low; cover and continue cooking until all of the water is absorbed, about 12 more minutes. Uncover and transfer to a large bowl to cool slightly.
• Preheat a large grill pan or grill over medium heat and brush with oil. Combine 2 tablespoons soy sauce, the vegetable oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons Sriracha and 1 teaspoon ginger in a bowl; rub all over the pork. Transfer the pork to the grill pan; cook about 8 minutes per side for medium doneness. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes; thinly slice.
• Stir the remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons Sriracha and teaspoon ginger into the rice. Add the carrots, cucumber, lime juice and brown sugar and toss. Serve the rice and pork in the lettuce leaves; top with cilantro and drizzle with more Sriracha. Serve with lime wedges.

ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add turkey; cook 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles. Add jalapeno, green onions and garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in basil, lime juice, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and sugar; heat through., To serve, place turkey mixture in lettuce leaves; top with cucumber, carrot and bean sprouts. Fold lettuce over filling.

ASIAN-INSPIRED GROUND TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey; cook and stir until crumbly and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer turkey to a bowl; drain and discard grease from the wok.
• Add bell peppers, onions, and garlic to the wok. Cook, stirring frequently, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and ginger. Add turkey and stir until well combined. Add rice and green onion; toss gently to combine.
• Serve several tablespoons turkey-rice mixture taco-style in the center of the lettuce leaves.

PEANUTTY ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Whisk together first five ingredients until smooth. In a large skillet, cook and crumble turkey with carrot over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes; drain. Add ginger and garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in sauce mixture, water chestnuts, snow peas and green onions; heat through., Serve in lettuce leaves. If desired, drizzle with additional hoisin sauce.

ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
• 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, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• 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.

EASY ASIAN CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Whisk together water and cornstarch in large mixing bowl until smooth.
• Stir in teriyaki sauce.
• Add chicken and water chestnuts.
• Mix to coat.
• Marinate for 30 minutes.
• Cook and stir in small batches in hot oil in a wok or large skillet until no longer pink.
• Serve with rice noodles, shredded carrots and lettuce leaves or flour tortillas.

ASIAN GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• To prepare pork, combine first six ingredients and mix well; add pork and marinate for one hour in the refrigerator, turning occasionally. Prepare grill to medium high heat in this time. Remove pork from marinade, and discard marinade. Sprinkle pork with salt.
• Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Cook to an internal temperature of 155 (about 22 minutes), turning occasionally. Remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes. Cut into 1/2 inch slices, and then slice into thin strips; keep warm.
• To prepare salad, combine carrot and next six ingredients (through jalapeno) in medium bowl, toss well.
• Place 1-1/2 oz of pork on each 8 lettuce leaves; top each evenly with 1/4 c salad mixture and 2 tbsp of bean sprouts.

VEGAN ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add Garden Veggie Crumble, garlic and gingerroot. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in hoisin sauce and sesame oil. Add chile peppers or pepper sauce, to taste. Reduce heat to low; cook for 5 minutes.
• Place about 3 tablespoons (45 mL) veggie filling on each lettuce leaf. Add toppings. Roll up lettuce.

ASIAN TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add turkey and sauté until brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Add peanut sauce, hoisin sauce, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce; heat through. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat in microwave or skillet, adding water by tablespoonfuls to moisten if necessary, before continuing.) Stir in cucumber and chopped mint. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer turkey mixture to medium bowl. Place mint sprigs and lettuce leaves on platter. To make wraps, spoon turkey mixture onto lettuce leaf, add a few mint sprigs, fold in sides over filling, and roll up. Pass additional soy sauce alongside wraps for dipping.

ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat broiler, with rack 4 inches from heat. Place steak on a large rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Broil until medium-rare, 10 to 12 minutes, turning halfway through. Let rest 10 minutes; thinly slice against the grain.
• While steak rests, cook noodles according to package instructions; drain, and return to pot. Add 1 tablespoon oil and sliced scallions; season with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, combine lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and 1 tablespoon oil; season sauce with salt and pepper. Fill lettuce leaves with beef, mango, and scallion lengths; drizzle with sauce. Serve with noodles.

ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS WITH CURRIED COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the sesame oil and heat. Add the cabbage and carrots and saute for 2 minutes. Add the beef and cook, stirring, until the beef is heated and the cabbage begins to wilt, about 2 minutes. Add the hoisin sauce and soy sauce and cook 5 minutes, until mixture heats through and cabbage wilts, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, bring the water to a boil. Place the couscous in a heatproof bowl and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and curry powder. Pour the boiling water over the couscous and cover for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Spoon some of the beef into the center of each lettuce leaf and roll up. Serve with the couscous.

EXPRESS ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium heat, approximately 8 - 10 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Drain meat.
• Stir in hoisin sauce and peanut sauce until meat is coated.
• Heat meat through.
• Just prior to serving, add cucumber, carrots and torn mint.
• Mix gently.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with lettuce leaves, garnishing with mint, as desired.

QUICK ASIAN LETTUCE CHICKEN WRAPS

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into thin strips. Add butter to skillet and melt over medium to high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook 1 minute to get the flavors flowing into the butter. Add chicken, hoisin sauce and cook until chicken is white on the outside but still pink on the inside (approximately 5 minutes). Add the chinese five spice, black pepper and soy sauce and cook another 5 minutes on medium to high heat, reduce temperature and simmer covered 5-10 minutes so the chicken becomes tender.
• Fold into lettuce wraps!
• This is very filling, low carb and low calorie. Enjoy!

ASIAN TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Saute onion in peanut oil in large skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 5 minutes or until onion starts to soften. Add turkey and saute 7 to 8 minutes or until cooked through.
• Stir in 1/2 cup satay sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and hoisin sauce. Add cucumber and chopped mint; heat until hot.
• Whisk together remaining 1/2 cup satay sauce and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in small bowl.
• Assemble each wrap by spooning about 3/4 cup turkey mixture on each tortilla and topping with salad and mint leaves if desired. Fold in sides of tortilla and roll up. Cut in half and serve with satay soy sauce mixture.