Mini romaine lettuce(I bought a pack of 3 mini romaine lettuce heads, 5 inches in length, however, I didn’t use all of them!)
1lblean ground beef
1tablespoontomato sauce(plain - add another tablespoon for more flavor)
½of medium yellow onion(finely diced)
½teaspoonground cumin
½teaspoonpaprika(regular, but smoked could also work here)
½teaspoongarlic powder
½teaspooncayenne
1teaspoonsoy sauce(low sodium)
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil for cooking(I use grapeseed oil)
1Medium carrot(grated)
Salted or regular peanuts
Chili powder
Instructions
In a medium pan, over medium heat, add vegetable oil, and once warm cook onion until translucent and soft.
Add ground beef, season with salt and pepper. Cook the beef until browned and no longer pink. Drain if not using lean beef.
Follow with spices, tomato sauce, soy sauce. Taste and add more seasoning if necessary. Cook for a few minutes stirring and remove from heat.
Prepare your station and start assembling the wraps. Divide the beef filling between 8 lettuce leaves, add toppings. These wraps also taste delicious with a drizzle of hot sauce!
Enjoy warm right away!
Notes
The filling is enough for 8 mini romaine lettuce wraps, without overloading them.
Any crunchy lettuce will work here, but it should be thick though to hold the filling. Iceberg lettuce is good and even thicker but is larger (double) in size and sometimes tastes bitter. I recommend using mini romaine lettuce heads.
I highly recommend using lean ground beef in this recipe. But if you’re not able to get some, make sure to cook the beef first, drain well, and then add the spices.
I used plain tomato sauce—a good quality one though! 1 tablespoon is enough for a little taste and color but for a more ‘’saucy’’ beef filling, feel free to add 1 extra tablespoon of tomato sauce.