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Lettuce Cups with Tofu & Beef

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Yield

4 servings

Prep

25 min

Cook

10 min

Ready

45 min
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
bottled
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1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
toasted
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3 tablespoons soy sauce, sodium reduced
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¼ cup hoisin sauce
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2 tablespoons rice vinegar
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2 tablespoons cooking wine
sherry or Chinese
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8 ounces tofu
extra-firm
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2 teaspoons canola oil
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2 tablespoons ginger
fresh minced
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4 each scallions, spring or green onions
greens trimmed and reserved, thinly sliced (about 1/3 cup each greens and whites - 3/4-ounce each)
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½ pound ground beef, lean
90 percent or leaner
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½ cup water chestnuts
finely diced
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1 large bibb lettuce
outer leaves discarded, leaves separated
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1 each sweet red bell peppers
finely diced
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¼ cup peanuts
chopped
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
15 ml chili garlic sauce
bottled
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7.5 ml sesame oil
toasted
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45 ml soy sauce, sodium reduced
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59 ml hoisin sauce
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3E+1 ml rice vinegar
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3E+1 ml cooking wine
sherry or Chinese
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231.2 ml/g tofu
extra-firm
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1E+1 ml canola oil
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3E+1 ml ginger
fresh minced
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4 each scallions, spring or green onions
greens trimmed and reserved, thinly sliced (about 1/3 cup each greens and whites - 3/4-ounce each)
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226.8 g ground beef, lean
90 percent or leaner
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118 ml water chestnuts
finely diced
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1 large bibb lettuce
outer leaves discarded, leaves separated
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1 each sweet red bell peppers
finely diced
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59 ml peanuts
chopped
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Directions

In a bowl, whisk together chili-garlic sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar and sherry.

Slice the tofu into ½-inch thick slabs and lay the slices on top of paper towels.

Use more paper towels to firmly pat the tofu in order to remove as much water as possible.

This should take about 2 minutes and use about 3 paper towels.

Finely mince dried tofu and set aside.

Heat the oil in a wok or extra-large skillet over medium heat.

Add the ginger and scallion whites and cook until scallion whites are translucent and ginger is fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add ground beef and tofu and cook, stirring, until beef is opaque and just cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Add reserved sauce.

Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring, an additional 3 to 4 minutes.

Add water chestnuts and stir to incorporate.

Fill each lettuce leaf with the filling.

Serve garnished with scallion greens, red peppers and peanuts.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 166g (5.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 27657% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g 27%
Saturated Fat 4g 19%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 47mg 16%
Sodium 519mg 22%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 3%
Dietary Fiber 3g 11%
Sugars g
Protein 46g
Vitamin A 23% Vitamin C 70%
Calcium 24% Iron 19%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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