Smoky Joe's Big, Spicy Burgers

Ingredients:

1/2 15-oz can barbecue sloppy joe sauce
1/2 4-oz can sliced or chopped jalapeños, drained
1 3/4 lb extra-lean ground beef
1 egg
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
6 Hamburger Buns

Procedure:

1. Fire up your grill to medium.
2. Pour 1/4 can of sloppy joe sauce into a big bowl
3. Mix in the jalapeños, egg and worcestershire sauce
4. Add the beef and mix some more
5. Squish the mean into 6 burgers, each no more than 3/4 thick. Slap 'em on the grill and close the lid (with the vents open)
6. Grill until they're done the way you like: 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium (160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer) or 7 to 8 minutes per side for well-done (170 degrees F).
7. Toast the buns on the grill
8. Slather with the remaining 1/4 can sloppy joe sauce. 

* MAKES 6 BURGERS

ROUND CANS:

I've round off all can sizes to the nearest ounce. So don't panic if a recipe calls for a 15-oz can but you can only find a 14 1/2 ouncer. Just grab that closest available size. 

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Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Lettuce Wrap is a breadless sandwich with a filling optionally inserted between two leaves of lettuce. This recipe are also a fun dish to eat, either as an appetizer or main course. Serve the filling on a platter with whole lettuce leaves on the side, and let your friends and family wrap their own. They will love the combination of crisp, cold lettuce with the warm, flavorful filling. This easy lettuce wrap recipes makes a low-calorie, low-fat treat that's also very nutritious. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

16 lettuce leaves (rinsed and pat dried)
1lbs ground beef
1 tablespoon oil (for frying)
1 large onion (chopped)
2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
¼ cup hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
Asian chili pepper sauce (optional, to taste)
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts (drained and chopped)
1 bunch green onions (chopped)
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil

Procedure:

1. Heat a medium skillet to high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil. Add ground beef. Break beef up into very small pieces with a metal spatula and reduce heat to medium. Cook until beef is fully cooked. Drain, remove from pan and allow the beef to cool.
2. In the same pan add onions and stir fry for 1 minute. Add garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar and chili pepper sauce to the onions. Stir to mix well. Add in water chestnuts, green onions and sesame oil.
3. Continue cooking for about 2 minutes. Add sauce mixture to ground beef and mix well in a bowl.
4. Pile the meat mixture into the center of each lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito.

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Chinese Pepper Steak Recipe

Pepper Steak is basically a stir fried Chinese-American dish that consists of sliced steak, green bell peppers, and onions. The best part about this dish is the delicious tasting sauce, a mixture of soy sauce, wine, water, sugar, corn starch and oil. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 pound flank steak (sliced)

Marinade:

1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry sherry or rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoon corn starch
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Vegetables:

2 teaspoons ginger root (chopped or grated)
2 scallions (chopped)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for cooking)
1 large Onion (sliced)
2 green bell peppers (sliced)
4 garlic cloves (chopped)
1 8oz can of sliced mushrooms (drained) or fresh sliced mushrooms

Procedure:

1. Marinate your sliced steak for about 20 minutes to a half hour.
2. Add oil to your pan. Add garlic, ginger, and scallions. Stir fry for about 30 seconds.
3. Now take a slotted spoon, add half of the steak, and stir fry for 3 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. 
4. Repeat with the remaining half. (Note: you need to reserve the marinade, as it is used to make the delicious sauce at the end.)
5. Add oil and stir fry mushrooms, onion, and pepper for 2 minutes.
6. Push vegetables to the sides of your pan. Pour marinade into the center and stir fry until thickened and bubbly. 
7. Blend in vegetables, add steak and heat thoroughly. 
8. Serve on top of white rice.

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