Name: Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey; 2 tablespoons white rice, dry; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 limes, juiced; 2 tablespoons water; 2 tablespoons peanut or sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic, grated or minced; 1” ginger root, grated or minced; 1 Thai or birds eye chilli, seeded and minced; 1/4 cup red onion, minced; 1/4 cup mint, finely chopped; 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped; 1 head bibb lettuce, leaves removed; 1 cup red cabbage, shredded or finely chopped; 1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup peanuts, roughly chopped; 1 lime, cut into wedges

Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Author: Stephanie Kay

Inspired by a traditional Thai dish called Larb Gai, these turkey lettuce wraps are delicious hot or cold and work well as a fragrant appetizer or a light main course.

Author: Stephanie Kay
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 1x
Category: Main
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: Thai

Ingredients

Turkey Mixture:

1 pound ground turkey
2 tablespoons white rice, dry
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons peanut or sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, grated or minced
1” ginger root, grated or minced
1 Thai or birds eye chilli, seeded and minced
1/4 cup red onion, minced
1/4 cup mint, finely chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped

Lettuce Wraps:

1 head bibb lettuce, leaves removed
1 cup red cabbage, shredded or finely chopped
1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
1/4 cup peanuts, roughly chopped
1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

Warm a small skillet to medium heat, add rice, and cook, stirring often, until rice is well toasted and dark brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Once toasted, transfer the rice to a pestle and mortar or a coffee grinder and grind it into a fine meal.
Once ground, in a small bowl, combine ground rice, fish sauce, brown sugar, water, and lime juice, and mix until well combined, it will form a thick paste. Set aside.
Warm oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat, add garlic, ginger, and chilli, and cook for about 1 minute until fragrant.
Add ground turkey to the skillet, increase the heat slightly, and continue to cook, breaking the turkey up into small pieces with a wooden spoon or spatula.
When the turkey is almost completely cooked, add the rice mixture, stirring to coat the turkey, and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until everything is combined.
Once cooked, remove skillet from the heat, add red onion, mint, and cilantro to the turkey mixture and stir until well combined.
To serve, spoon the turkey filling into lettuce leaves and top with cabbage, cucumber, peanuts, and a squeeze of lime.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 347 calories
Sugar: 6 grams
Fat: 21 grams
Carbohydrates: 17 grams
Fiber: 5 grams
Protein: 28 grams

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