Orange Beef Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce season means everything is a salad season! Try making this lettuce wrap for dinner using the ground beef from your CSA.

Adapted from Taste of Home

Ingredients

SAUCE:
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce

WRAPS:
1 pack ground beef
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
8 whole lettuce leaves
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup shredded carrots
3 green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients.
  2. In a large skillet, cook beef, garlic and ginger over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink; crumble beef; drain. Stir in soy sauce, orange juice, sugar, marmalade and pepper flakes. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water; stir into pan. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
  3. To serve, fill lettuce leaves with rice; cover with beef mixture. Top with carrots and green onions; drizzle with sauce.