Asian Cashew Crunch Lettuce Wraps
Delicious one-pot meals like these satisfying asian cashew crunch lettuce wraps are super easy, quick, and loaded with bold flavors.
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Ingredients
Ground Beef and Pork
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 1 cup unsalted cashews - chopped
- ¾ cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon ground chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seed oil
- ½ large onion - diced (about ½ cup)
- 1 cup amino acids
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
Toppings
- Cilantro
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cook ground beef and ground pork over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add in cashews, raisins, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
- In a separate pot, turn heat to low to make the sauce.
- For the sauce, heat up peanut oil over medium-low heat. Add about ½ cup chopped onions to oil and sauté until onions soften. Add in coconut amino acids, honey, lime juice, peanut butter, and ginger until everything is melted and smooth.
- Let sauce slow-simmer for about 10-15 minutes, stirring on occasion, until sauce thickens a bit.
- Pour sauce into meat mixture and stir together.
- Wash and dry 8 romaine lettuce leaves. Fill each lettuce leaf with about ½ cup meat mixture.
- Top with sesame seeds, chopped cilantro, and/or an extra dash of lime juice. Enjoy!
Notes
- Feel free to substitute ground beef or pork with protein of choice. Yummy substitutes could include diced chicken, ground chicken, ground turkey, and ground bison.
- Add a kick to this dish with a dash of cayenne pepper or top with sriracha or wasabi sauce.
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