Asian Lettuce Wraps

This was a delicious recipe I got from my friend Dawn J. SOOO Yummy; It's now a family favorite!

Asian Lettuce Wraps

Sauce: (premix in small bowl and set aside)
3T grated fresh Ginger
2T Tamari (Soy Sauce)
1T Rice Vinegar
1T Rice Wine
1T Lemon Juice
1T Rapedura (Sucanaut)
1/3 tsp dr. garlic powder

The Wrap/Salad:
Coconut Oil
2# ground turkey (or gr beef)
2 carrots, shredded
1 red bell pepper, diced
2C water chestnuts, sliced
4 green onions, sliced (or dr. chives)
2 dozen large lettuce leaves (or spring roll wrappers or cabbage leaves)

1. Brown meat in skillet w/ oil, than add carrot; cook a few more minutes.
2. Add peppers; cook unitl desired tenderness (crisp tender preferred)
3. Add sauce and water chestnuts, cook about 2 minutes more.
4. Serve with large lettuce leaves as wraps or on a bed of lettuce like a salad.

* May sub any meat, vegies, tofu or tvp
* May stretch by adding in cooked rice at the end or serving with rice or other grain.
* Mat sub 1T each of Rice wine and Rice vinegar for 2T Ricewine Vinigar.. In a pinch you could sub white vinegar and white wine...but it won't be as good. :-)