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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a small bowl,combine soy sauce,sherry,cornstarch, sugar and salt; stir well and set aside. | 2. In a medium bowl, use a spoon to break up the ground beef; gently mix in soy-sauce mixture. Set aside 10 to 15 minutes. | 3. Heat wok or large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. | 4. Add oil and swirl to coat pan; add ginger and garlic. | 5. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring, until fragrant but not browned. | 6. Crumble in beef, and use spatula or large slotted spoon to break it up and spread meat over pan to help it cook evenly. | 7. Cook until it changes color on one side, 1 to 2 minutes. | 8. Turn meat and cook another minute undisturbed. | 9. Toss well, using a spatula to break up any large chunks. | 10. When meat is cooked, add pepper flakes and scallions, then toss well. | 11. Add sesame oil and remove from heat, tossing until sesame oil is well blended. | 12. Transfer meat to serving plate; serve hot,warm or at room temperature. | 13. Arrange lettuce cups on serving platter; fill each with a spoonful of beef or provide lettuce cups and plate of beef and let guests assemble lettuce packets themselves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
soy sauce	3	tablespoons		25.44	2.3664	3.9072	0.2736
sherry	2	tablespoons		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
cornstarch	2	teaspoons		20.32	4.8677	0.0139	0.0027
sugar	1/2	teaspoon		9.177	2.2954	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
beef	1/2		ground lean	265.2006	0.0	52.2921	6.0973
vegetable oil	2	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
ginger	2	tablespoons	chopped	9.6	2.1324	0.2184	0.09
garlic	1	tablespoon	chopped	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
water chestnut	8	ounces	drained diced	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
scallion	3	tablespoons	chopped	5.76	1.3212	0.3294	0.0342
sesame oil	1	tablespoon		120.22399999999999	0.0	0.0	13.6
lettuce leaf	20		cup-shaped	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.