These tiny beef patties were a childhood favorite made by my Polish-Russian grandmother, who resided with our family, frequently. She never recorded the recipe, so this is my interpretation based on what I recall doing in the kitchen with Grandma. Always included with the burgers were mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce, and, of course, a generous amount of ketchup.
| Prep Time: | 40 mins |
| Cook Time: | 7 mins |
| Total Time: | 47 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 8 wraps |
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup vegetarian hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon water, or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon sambal oelek (chile paste), or more to taste (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon vegetarian oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- ½ teaspoon sambal oelek (chile paste) (Optional)
- ½ teaspoon mushroom seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 slices ginger
- 5 ounces fried tofu, diced
- 4 ounces jicama, peeled and diced
- 3 fresh shiitake mushrooms, diced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- ½ red bell pepper, diced
- 8 large butterhead lettuce leaves
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, or to taste
Instructions
- Mix hoisin sauce, 1 teaspoon water, and 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek together to make dipping sauce.
- Mix oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon water, 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek, mushroom seasoning, sesame oil, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a bowl to make seasoning sauce.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tofu, jicama, shiitake mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper; cook and stir until mushrooms are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add red bell pepper and seasoning sauce; cook and stir until heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of tofu mixture in the center of each lettuce leaf. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Add 1 teaspoon dipping sauce; roll up lettuce to enclose tofu mixture. Repeat with remaining tofu mixture and lettuce leaves. Serve remaining dipping sauce alongside.
- Deep fry some bean thread (cellophane) noodles to use as a garnish, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 225 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 1 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 730 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |