Healthy Asian Lettuce Wraps

So it turns out that strong black coffee is not meant to be had at 9:30 at night. Granted, I did have a long-ish lab report to do and had an ochem midterm today so I needed some liquid energy, but …

INGREDIENTS

• 1¼ lb 96% lean ground beef (or any ground meat you prefer)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup onion, roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, diced
• 1-inch piece of ginger, diced
• ¾ cup water chestnuts, roughly chopped
• 5 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Bibb lettuce
• Optional toppings:
• shredded carrots
• roughly chopped peanuts
• toasted sesame seeds
• chopped green onion

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan. Add in the ground beef and break it apart with a cooking spoon into smaller pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste and cook till no longer pink. Set aside on a separate plate.
2. In the same pan, cook the onion, garlic, and ginger for 3-4 minutes. Add the meat and water chestnuts into the pan.
3. Stir in the hoisin sauce and soy sauce and cook everything together for a few minutes.