Chinese-style Lettuce Wraps

I have recently been loving Iowa Girl Eats's blog.

I discovered this recipe on there and decided to give it a go.

I encourage you to go and try some of her other recipes, I've not had a bad one yet.

 Serves 4
500g turkey mince
1 small onion, finely diced
salt & pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely grated (or a couple of tsps of garlic puree)
2.5cm knob ginger, peeled & grated
2-1/2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
1 Tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 Tablespoon water
1/2 Tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons smoky Tabasco sauce
4 spring onions, chopped
1 can bamboo shoots, well chopped
1/4 cup salted peanuts, chopped
10-12 large outer lettuce leaves, rinsed and patted dry
Over a high heat, in a large non-stick frying pan place the turkey, onion, salt & pepper, cook until the turkey is almost cooked though, work well with a spatula to help break up the meat. Add garlic and ginger then continue cooking until the turkey is cooked though.
In separate bowl/jug, combine soy sauce, vinegar, oil, peanut butter, water, honey and Tabasco sauce. Microwave for 20-30 seconds, then stir until smooth. Pour into the frying pan and mix well.
Add spring onions and bamboo to the turkey mixture for 1-2 minutes until the onions are soft and the water chestnuts are heated through.
Sprinkle with chopped salted peanuts, and serve with cold lettuce leaves.
I added some steamed long-grain rice and prawn crackers to satisfy my boys. 

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