Hoisin Lettuce Wraps

Koko — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:59:25 +0000

I like coming up with other foods to use in the place of bread or wraps. Using toasted nori sheets as a wrap is one of my favourites. In this case, though, I’m using big lettuce leaves to encase this yummy asian filling.

This is a great meal because you can use all your favourite veggies and your favourite protein, or use up all of those odds-n-ends you have sitting in your fridge. I decided to use prawns as my protein, but you could easily use chicken, beef, tofu, etc.

I made one large pan full of filling, but add in the vegetables and just eyeball how much you want to make.

Hoisin Lettuce Wraps

olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion, diced
button mushrooms, chopped
red and yellow bell peppers, diced
celery, diced
1 can baby corn, drained and chopped
1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
3 green onions, chopped
prawns (I used frozen, pre-cooked prawns, so that all I had to do was thaw, remove the tails, and chop. I used about 15 prawns in total.)
red chili flakes
tamari (maybe a tbsp for a big pan)
rice wine vinegar (1/2 tbsp maybe)
hoisin (a couple tbsp)
sesame oil (a tsp maybe)
1 head iceberg lettuce, leaves seperated

Heat the oil in a skillet, add the onions and cooking, stirring, until translucent. Add the garlic, and cook until fragrant. Add the mushrooms and cook a minute or two more. Add the celery, bell peppers, ginger, and baby corn. Cook for a couple minutes, and then add the water chestnuts and green onions and chili flakes. Add the prawns, just to heat through. Add a splash of tamari, hoisin, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar. Just taste, and experiment!! Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Miso-Baked Halibut and A Special Package

Koko — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:38:53 +0000

I love fish and although I am a vegetarian, I still eat seafood. It’s just what works best for me- I have tried being vegan, tried different forms of vegetarianism and have found that having access to fish and seafood as a protein source works well for me. I love halibut but I find it has very little flavour. I wanted to kick things up a notch with a great asian-inspired flavour. It turned out fabulous, especially for having no recipe or measurements. (I’ll try to estimate how much of each ingredient I used, but fool around with the amounts until it is the way you want it to taste).

Miso Baked Halibut

1 tbsp miso paste
1 tsp tamari
1 tsp hoisin sauce
zest of 1/4 of an orange
juice of 1/4 of an orange
1/4 – 1/2 tsp honey
1 large halibut fillet

Combine all ingredients together except for halibut. Mix well so the miso paste is incorporated- not clumpy. Pour mixture over the halibut and let it marinade for at least 10 minutes. Put the halibut and any extra sauce onto a aluminum foil lined try. Broil for 5 minutes and then cover with aluminum foil and broil for 4 more minutes (depending on the size of your fillet).

I woke up a few days ago and shortly after there was a loud knock at my door. I grumbled and thought ‘who could this be’ *let’s just say I was still in my pajamas and wasn’t expecting anyone*. When I saw it was the mail girl, I got SOOOO excited. She was carrying an extra large parcel from Sophie at Sophies Foodie Files. It contained plenty of chocolate, chocolate sauce, a syrup, chocolate fondue, wonderful cookies and treats, a deck of playing cards, a neat cookie-cutter and more!

Sophie picked out such wonderful Belgian things for me to try and I must say, it was difficult to resist eating them all at once! With my morning coffee I sampled a honey waffle biscuit, and a teeny spoonful of speculoos paste. They are FABULOUS!!!! I would definitely like to visit Belgium and the Netherlands at some point in my life!! Sophie was so thoughtful that she included information and links to websites on each product!

Everything is beautifully made and in perfect sized portions- so different from North America where everything tends to be in excess. I really enjoy the style of European products and continue to sample my way through this lovely package!

Thanks Sophie for being a fabulous foodie friend. Your package is on it’s way to Belgium!!

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Hoisin Lettuce Wraps

Miso-Baked Halibut and A Special Package