20-Min Korean Beef Lettuce Cups
Ground beef seared with soy sauce and brown sugar, served in crisp lettuce leaves for a sweet-savory handheld dinner. Ready in 20 minutes with zero fancy moves.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 32g
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1.5 tbsp brown sugar
- 8 leaves butter lettuce or iceberg lettuce leaves
Instructions
- 1
Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium-high until a drop of water sizzles instantly, ~1 minute.
- 2
Add ground beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until no pink remains, ~5 minutes.
- 3
Pour in soy sauce and brown sugar, then stir until the mixture is glossy and coats the meat, ~2 minutes.
- 4
Spoon the beef into lettuce cups and serve immediately while the filling is still hot.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet
- spoon for breaking up meat
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