asian lettuce wraps

2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 lb. ground beef
2-inch piece ginger finely grated
2 scallions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. red pepper flakes (i use half this amount)
1/4 c. hoisin sauce
1/4 c. chopped peanuts
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 head boston lettuce, leaves separated, cleaned and dried

*i have also added julienned carrots and radishes to the toppings

 in a skillet over medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil and saute beef until brown.  stir in ginger, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and hoisin and cook for 1 minute.  remove from the heat and stir in the peanuts.  season with salt and pepper and serve warm wrapped in lettuce cups.

*i leave the peanuts out and top the meat with them when assembling wraps.  also add carrots and radishes at this time.

*original recipe from foodnetwork.com