Ingredients

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1 lb (500 g) Lean or Extra Lean Ground Beef

2 cloves garlic, minced

Half sweet red pepper, diced

1 tsp (5 mL) minced gingerroot

1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce

1 tsp (5 mL) Asian hot sauce, such as sriracha, chili crisp or other chili sauce, approx (see Note)

1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil

Butter lettuce leaves such as Boston or Bibb

Fresh lime wedges

Shredded carrot and cucumber

Chopped cilantro or mint or chopped green onion

Hoisin sauce

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Instructions

Cook beef, garlic, diced pepper, and gingerroot in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often and using back of spoon to break up beef into chunks, for 8 to 10 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Drain, if necessary.
Stir in soy sauce, chili sauce and sesame oil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 3 to 4 minutes until flavours are blended. Transfer to warm bowl.
To serve, spoon beef filling into lettuce leaves. Top with a squeeze of lime juice and carrot, cucumber, chopped cilantro, as desired. Roll up with your hands to eat.

Notes

You can use any type of Asian hot sauce you prefer; if using a very hot sauce, such as sriracha, add 1 tsp (5 mL) to start and add more to taste as desired. If you prefer a mild sauce, that works too!