Fumbling Toward Culinary Talent: Spicy Beef Lettuce Wraps

I am pretty sure this recipe is inspired by P.F. Chang's lettuce wraps, but if I remember right, that restaurant does lettuce wraps with chicken, not beef. At least that's what Mrs. Nasty thinks.

I found this recipe on The Washington Post, but I modified it a bit since I don't have "Shaoxing wine" or dry sherry. I just used a chardonnay. 

Ingredients

1/4 cup of water

3 tablespoons of oyster sauce

2 tablespoons of white wine

1 lb. of ground beef

1 medium poblano pepper, chopped finely

1/2 of a bell pepper, chopped finely

5 green onions, chopped thinly

1 tablespoon of Sambal Oelek

1 tablespoon of minced ginger

1 head of Bibb or Boston lettuce

Process

Make the oyster sauce by whisking the water, oyster sauce, and wine and set aside. 

Brown the beef and drain. 

Add the peppers and scallions and cook until softened. Add in the chile-garlic sauce and ginger and cook for less than a minute. Stir in the beef and oyster sauce. 

Serve by putting the beef mixture into lettuce leaves as wraps.