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Bunless Asian beef burger wraps

5
Points®
Total Time
28 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
8 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Ingredients

Uncooked 95% lean ground beef

1 pound(s)

Shallot

2 small, minced

Less sodium soy sauce

2 Tbsp

Fish sauce

2 tsp

Lime zest

1 tsp, grated

Fresh ginger

½ tsp, grated

Canola oil

2 tsp

English cucumber

½ medium, diced

Fresh mint leaves

1½ Tbsp, finely chopped

Unseasoned rice vinegar

1 Tbsp

Agave nectar

½ tsp

Table salt

¼ tsp

Bibb lettuce

8 leaf/leaves, medium, large

Instructions

  1. Stir together beef, 1 shallot, soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, lime zest, and ginger in medium bowl. With damp hands, shape mixture into 8 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
  2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add patties and cook, turning once, until instant-read thermometer inserted into side of each burger registers 160°F, about 8 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, stir together remaining shallot, remaining 1 teaspoon fish sauce, cucumber, mint, vinegar, and salt in medium bowl.
  4. Arrange 2 lettuce leaves onto each of 4 plates. Top with burgers. Top burgers evenly with cucumber mixture and fold lettuce over to enclose filling.
  5. Serving size: 2 garnished burgers