Description
Turkey Lettuce Wraps Korean Style recipe. A quick weeknight dinner with the spicy taste of Gochujang sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
Marinade
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon gochujang paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon gochujang paste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mirin (or rice wine vinegar, plus 1 teaspoon sugar)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Stir Fry
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
- 1 scallion, trimmed and minced
Accompaniments
- 1 romaine heart (or a head of bibb lettuce) separated into leaves
- White rice
- Extra slivered scallions
- Gochujang sauce for drizzling
Instructions
- Prep everything before starting to cook: Break the ground turkey into large chunks, and put in a medium sized bowl. Whisk the marinade ingredients in a small bowl or measuring cup until the gochujang and sugar dissolve, then pour over the turkey. Let the turkey marinate while preparing the other ingredients. Whisk the sauce ingredients together until the gochujang and sugar dissolve. Mince the garlic, ginger, and scallion, and set aside. Separate the romaine lettuce leaves, rinse clean, and dry in a salad spinner.
- Preheat wok or pan: Put 1 tablespoon of peanut oil in a 12? to 14? fry pan or wok and heat over medium-high heat until just showing wisps of smoke.
- Stir fry the turkey: Put the garlic, ginger, and scallion in the oil in the pan, and let fry for a second, then immediately add the turkey into the pan. Stir-fry, breaking up the turkey as it cooks, until it has just lost its pink color, about 3 minutes. Drizzle the sauce over the turkey, stirring as you go, and cook and stir until the turkey is coated with sauce and looks glossy, about another minute. Transfer to a bowl. Pass the lettuce, turkey, and other accompaniments at the table, letting everyone make their own wraps by filling a lettuce leaf with a little rice and turkey.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Weeknight Dinner
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 lettuce wraps