Beyond Beef Lettuce Wraps

Peanut butter dip

⅓ cup peanut butter

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon rice wine (Mirin)

1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce

2 teaspoons ground ginger

½ teaspoon black pepper

⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons water

Whisk all ingredients together until creamy.  Whisk in more water as needed to achieve desired consistency.  Place in a small bowl and serve with lettuce wraps as a dressing.

Hoisin sauce

4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1 tablespoon honey

2 teaspoons rice vinegar

⅛ teaspoon garlic powder

2 teaspoons sesame oil

20 drops hot sauce

⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Whisk all ingredients together until creamy and well blended. Set aside.

Beyond Beef Filling

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound Beyond Beef

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium onion, diced

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

2 – 3 carrots, peeled and diced

2 green onions, thinly sliced

Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet.  Add Beyond Beef to the skillet and use a spatula to crumble the beef and stir.  Cook for 7 minutes or until browned.  Add the garlic, onion, ginger and carrots.  Cook approximately 3 minutes or until the onions have softened.  Add the Hoisin sauce and stir.  Add the green onions and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.

Serving

12 large Romaine lettuce leaves, rinsed and patted dry

carrots julienned

green onions thinly sliced

toasted seasame seeds

Serve “beef” with lettuce leaves, carrots, green onion, and peanut butter dip.

Adapted from Damn Delicious Lettuce Wraps, Averie Cooks Peanut Sauce, and a Homade Hoisin Sauce recipe found on Quora.