Asian Lettuce Wraps

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 small eggplants or 2 small japanese eggplants
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon cooking oil
• 1 lb ground dark chicken meat or 1 lb ground dark turkey meat
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 -2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 inch fresh ginger or 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 large pinch turmeric powder
• 1 small pinch cumin powder
• 1 small pinch ground allspice
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 head lettuce, washed (romaine, iceberg, bib, or butter)

Recipe

• 1 to get rid of the bitterness of your eggplant, chop it in small cubes and place in a colander lined with paper towels. sprinkle with salt and cover with more paper towels (or a cloth towel to save materials), placing a heavy weight on top of the colander, such as soup cans. let it drain for a little while.
• 2 heat cooking oil in a pan over medium heat.
• 3 rinse eggplant thoroughly and gently squeeze out excess water.
• 4 saute eggplant, onion, and garlic for 1 minute.
• 5 add meat, soy sauce, sesame oil, and spices, reduce heat to medium-low, and saute 15 minutes or until meat is cooked through.
• 6 remove from heat, add green onions, and mix together.
• 7 serve wrapped in fresh lettuce leaves.