Gochujang turkey lettuce wraps
30 min · 41 g protein · 351 cals / serving
Lean ground turkey stir-fried with mushrooms, carrot and crunchy water chestnuts in a sweet, savoury gochujang and sesame sauce, spooned into cool butter lettuce cups with cucumber, a little rice and sesame seeds. Spicy, sticky and crunchy in every bite.
Ingredients
Rice
- 1/3 cup jasmine rice, rinsed
Sauce
- 2 tbsp gochujang
- 4 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Filling
- 1 1/2 tsp canola oil
- 1 1/3 lb ground turkey breast (99% lean)
- 2 cups crimini mushroom, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, grated
- a 3 cm (1-inch) piece ginger, grated
- 1 large carrot, coarsely grated
- 1 small can (8 oz), drained water chestnuts, chopped
- 3 green onions, sliced, whites and greens separated
To serve
- 2 heads butterhead lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried
- 2/3 cucumbers, in matchsticks
- 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Steps
- Cook the rice with 1/2 cup water: bring to the boil, cover and simmer on the lowest heat for 12 minutes, then rest off the heat for 5.
- Stir together the gochujang, soy sauce, vinegar, honey and sesame oil.
- Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the turkey and mushrooms and cook 6–8 minutes, breaking up the meat, until the mushroom liquid has gone and the turkey is browned and no longer pink (165°F).
- Add the garlic, ginger, carrot, water chestnuts and green onion whites for 2 minutes, then pour in the sauce and toss for 1 minute until everything is glossy.
- Serve the filling with the lettuce cups, rice, cucumber, sesame seeds and green onion greens, and let everyone build their own: a spoon of rice, a spoon of turkey, a few cucumber sticks, fold and eat.
Good to know
How spicy is gochujang?
Medium, and sweet as well as hot; brands vary. Start with 1 tbsp, taste the sauce and add more. A squeeze of lime at the table brightens it.
Can I skip the rice?
Yes, the wraps are good with just the filling and cucumber, and lighter at about 79 instead of 73.
Will the lettuce hold?
Butter (Bibb) lettuce makes soft, cup-shaped leaves that fold without cracking. Little gem or romaine hearts are crunchier and sturdier if you prefer.
Alternatives
Per
- Calories
- 91
- Protein
- (47%)
- 11 g
- Fat
- (18%)
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- (35%)
- 8 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 161 mg
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As written, 1402 kcal goes into the pot and 1652 g of ingredients comes out as about 1540 g of food: 91 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.