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Ginger Beef Lettuce Cups with Roasted Pepper Salsa

Savory ginger-garlic ground beef with crunchy carrots and rice tucked into cool lettuce cups, topped with a smoky-sweet roasted pepper and lime salsa.

Ginger Beef Lettuce Cups with Roasted Pepper Salsa

Ingredients

  • 1 lb500 gGround beef, 90% lean
  • ¾ cup150 gLong-grain brown rice, dryrinsed
  • 1½ cups360 gWater
  • 2 medium238 gRed bell pepperseeded and cut into wide strips
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñoseeded and minced
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • 3 medium45 gGreen onionsthinly sliced, divided
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tbsp grated12 gFresh gingergrated
  • 2 medium122 gCarrotsshredded
  • 2 cups sliced140 gWhite mushroomsfinely chopped
  • 2 tbsp30 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp20 gHoisin sauce
  • 1¾ tsp8 gToasted sesame oil
  • 1⅛ tsp5 gCanola oil
  • 5 cups chopped240 gRomaine lettuceinner leaves separated
  • 2¾ tsp8 gSesame seeds

Steps

  1. Bring the water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan, cover, and simmer on low for 30 minutes until tender; rest covered while you cook the rest.
  2. Toss the red bell pepper strips with the canola oil. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and char the pepper strips, turning, for 6 to 8 minutes until blistered and soft. Move to a board and chop.
  3. For the salsa, stir the chopped roasted pepper with the jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro and half the green onion in a bowl. Set aside.
  4. In the same skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef, breaking it up, for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until their liquid evaporates, about 4 minutes.
  5. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the carrot, soy sauce and hoisin sauce and cook 2 minutes more, until the beef reaches 160°F (71°C). Off the heat, stir in the toasted sesame oil.
  6. Fill each romaine leaf with a spoonful of brown rice and the beef mixture. Top with the roasted pepper salsa, the remaining half of the green onion and the sesame seeds.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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