Minced Lamb And Watermelon Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 pound lean ground lamb
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 3/4 cup pine nuts
• 2 cups diced (1/2-inch) watermelon
• 12 iceberg lettuce leaves

Recipe

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


• heat the vegetable oil in a heavy, non-stick skillet over high heat. cook and stir the garlic, ginger, and onion in the hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute; add the ground lamb to the mixture and cook until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. drain any excess liquid from the skillet.
• reduce the heat to medium. add the carrot and celery to the lamb mixture; cook and stir until the carrot and celery begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. stir the soy sauce and green onions into the mixture; remove the skillet from the heat and add the hoisin sauce and pine nuts. stir the mixture until evenly mixed. fold the watermelon into the mixture.
• spoon the lamb mixture into the middle of the lettuce leaves; wrap the lettuce around the filling to serve.