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Korean Gochujang Lettuce Wraps
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Quick Gochujang Lettuce Wraps

This quick Gochujang Lettuce Wraps recipe is easy to make in about 20 minutes with the most delicious 4-ingredient gochujang sauce, plus your choice of protein and veggies.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: 30 minute, beef
Servings: 8 -10 servings

Ingredients

Lettuce Wraps Ingredients:

  • 1 pound steak (or chicken pork, shrimp or tofu*), sliced into bite-sized pieces
  • sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced or minced
  • 8-10 butter lettuce leaves
  • 1 cup thinly sliced English cucumber
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • optional garnishes: thinly-sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds

Easy Gochujang Sauce Ingredients:

Instructions

  • Make the sauce.  Whisk together all sauce ingredients in a small bowl until combined.  Taste and add any extra maple syrup (to sweeten) or gochujang (for spice) if would like.
  • Cook the protein.  Season the steak (or your preferred protein) with a few generous pinches of salt and pepper.  Heat oil in a large sauté pan or wok over high heat.  Add the steak and garlic and sauté for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the steak is browned and tender.  Remove pan from heat and stir in half of the gochujang sauce until it has evenly coated the steak.
  • Assemble the lettuce wraps.  Portion a spoonful of the saucy steak into each lettuce cup, topped with a few cucumbers and carrots, an extra small drizzle of the remaining sauce, and your desired garnishes.
  • Serve warm.  And enjoy!

Notes

Protein: Feel free to stir-fry 1 pound (more or less) of any of the following proteins.  Cooking time will vary a bit according to whichever protein you choose, but just stir-fry until it is cooked through.
  • Beef: Either steak (such as a flank steak or sirloin) or ground beef
  • Chicken: Either boneless skinless chicken breasts or ground chicken
  • Pork: Either boneless pork chops or ground pork
  • Shrimp: Peeled and deveined
  • Tofu: Extra-firm tofu