Serves 4-6

Ingredients
3 tablespoons grated ginger
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2-3 tablespoons of mild flavored oil (olive, canola, vegetable)
1.25 lbs ground turkey or ground chicken or ground pork
1/2 lb of french green beans (the skinny kind), cut into 1/2 inch pieces (or you can substitute 1 can of water chestnuts, chopped)
1/3 cup hoisin sauce (my preference is Lee Kum Kee Vegetarian which has NO artificial color in it)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce

For wrapping
1 bunch of romaine lettuce, leaves separated and washed
1/4 cup cilantro finely chopped
1 cup of cucumbers, diced (use Persian cucumbers, Japanese cucumbers or English cucumbers)
3 tablespoons sambal oelek or chili garlic sauce (available at your local Chinese supermarket.)

Optional toppings
1/4 cup of chopped peanuts
1/2 cup washed fresh mung bean sprouts

1. Heat a large fry pan/wok over medium high heat. Add oil, garlic, and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Add turkey/chicken/pork and cook until almost all cooked, about 2 minutes. Add green bean pieces and continue cooking until green beans are tender, another 2-3 minutes. Add both oyster sauce and hoison sauce and continue cooking until all the sauce is combined with the green beans and turkey.

2. Take one piece of romaine, and in it place a good heaping two tablespoons of turkey green bean filling. Top with a sprinkling of cucumbers and cilantro. If spice is desired add just the tiniest dab of sambal oelek.

3. Alternatively this can be placed over rice and then topped with a sprinkling of cucumbers and cilantro. Mix and enjoy.

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