Entrees

AMAZING vegetarian lettuce wraps

Name: AMAZING vegetarian lettuce wraps
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/4 tsp cornflour / cornstarch; 3 tbsp water; 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (Note 1); 1 tsp dark soy sauce (Note 1); 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce (Note 2); 1 tsp sesame oil (, toasted); 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or sub Mirin or dry sherry, Note 3); 1 tsp white sugar; 1 tsp finely grated ginger (sub garlic); 250g/8oz extra firm tofu (Note 4); 1 tbsp oil; 1 garlic (, finely minced); 1/2 onion (, finely diced); 1/2 cup carrot (, chopped into 5mm/ 0.2" pieces); 1/2 cup green beans (, sliced into 5mm/0.2" rounds); 1/2 cup mushroom (, chopped into 5mm/ 0.2" pieces); 12 lettuce leaves (+/- depending on lettuce size, Note 5); Peanuts (, finely chopped (I like salted, but unsalted fine); Green onion (, finely sliced); Sriracha (, for drizzling (highly recommended)

2 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

25 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 1/4 tsp cornflour / cornstarch

3 tbsp water

1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (Note 1)

1 tsp dark soy sauce (Note 1)

1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce (Note 2)

1 tsp sesame oil (, toasted)

1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (or sub Mirin or dry sherry, Note 3)

1 tsp white sugar

1 tsp finely grated ginger (sub garlic)

250g/8oz extra firm tofu (Note 4)

1 tbsp oil

1 garlic (, finely minced)

1/2 onion (, finely diced)

1/2 cup carrot (, chopped into 5mm/ 0.2" pieces)

1/2 cup green beans (, sliced into 5mm/0.2" rounds)

1/2 cup mushroom (, chopped into 5mm/ 0.2" pieces)

12 lettuce leaves (+/- depending on lettuce size, Note 5)

Peanuts (, finely chopped (I like salted, but unsalted fine)

Green onion (, finely sliced)

Sriracha (, for drizzling (highly recommended)

Directions

Sauce - Mix cornflour/cornstarch with water until lump free. Add everything else, then mix.

Crumble tofu - Drain tofu, then cut into 5mm/0.2" slices. Use your fingers to crumble into a mince. Not too fine crumbs, can always break up more when cooking (just like cooking mince/ground meat!).

Filling - Heat oil over high heat in a large non stick pan. Cook onion, garlic and carrot for 1 minute. Add green beans and mushrooms. Cook 2 minutes - green beans should still be firm.

Sauce it - Add tofu and toss through. Pour in the sauce. Stir for 1 minute or until the sauce thickens and is coating the mixture nicely. (If it evaporates too quickly, add a splash of water)

Serving - Transfer filling into a bowl. Lay out on the table with lettuce leaves, green onion, peanuts and bottle of sriracha.

DIY lettuce wraps - Spoon filling into lettuce leaf. Drizzle with sriracha, sprinkle with peanuts and green onion. Bundle / fold, eat!

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

245 kcal

Total Fat

12 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Unsaturated Fat

10 g

Trans Fat

0.03 g

Cholesterol

Sodium

1437 mg

Total Carbohydrate

21 g

Dietary Fiber

4 g

Total Sugars

9 g

Protein

15 g