Lettuce Wraps

I found this recipe in the newspaper a few years ago. I have modified it a little. The original recipe called for both vegetable and sesame oil. I didn't see why the step using veggie oil was neccesary, so I omitted it completely with great results. I have taught how to make this dish at my cooking club and it has gotten great reviews. We serve these with egg rolls. (Not homemade ones!) 8 servings.

2 1/2 lbs. ground turkey(or beef)

2 lg. red pepper, diced(green or yellow work just fine too)

1 bunch green onions, minced( use the green and onion portion)

1 C hoison sauce(found in asian food aisle)

2 tbsp. sesame oil(light, dark or toasted all work)

1-2 tsp. chili garlic sauce(found in asian food aisle, VERY spicy!The original recipe called for 1 tbsp. Not good for kids! 1-2 tsp. gives a little zip that my kids eat just fine.)

1 C dry roasted peanuts, chopped(Put them in a sandwich bag. Let out all air and pound with rolling pin or any flat object. Works so much faster than anything i've ever tried.)

2 tbsp. minced garlic

1 lg. head romaine lettuce( cut off the hard part on bottom and you now have your wraps!)

In lg. saute pan add sesame oil, garlic, peppers and turkey. Cook over med-high heat until turkey is almost done. Add onion, hoison sauce, chili garlic sauce, and peanuts. Turn heat down to low-med. and let simmer for 10 min. Serve with romaine lettuce leaves. Eat it like a taco. The very inside leaves of romaine lettuce are very small. For my small kids I take those and put a scoop of turkey mixture over those and let them chow down with a fork. Much easier for small hands:0)