Asian Lettuce Wraps(Vegetarian) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Miso Sauce
    1 tablespoon brown sugar
    2 tablespoons japanese miso (or Korean toenjang bean paste)
    1 teaspoon sesame seeds
    Wrapping
    8 pieces leaves lettuce leaves
    8 pieces basil leaves (or other fresh herb, such as cilantro)
    Salad
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    3 ounces firm tofu, cubed
    1/2 avocado, peeled
    1/4 red bell pepper, seeded
    2 1/2 ounces white radishes, julienned (or daikon)
    2 ounces bean sprouts, raw
    2 teaspoons sesame oil
    2 teaspoons sesame seeds
    2 teaspoons brown sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    1 teaspoon paprika (or Korean red pepper powder)
    2 small cucumbers, peeled and diced
Preparation
    To make Miso Sauce:.
    Place brown sugar in heavy saucepan, and melt over medium-low heat, being careful not to burn. Remove from heat, and stir miso and sesame seeds into melted sugar.
    To make Wrapping:.
    Trim edges of lettuce leaves to make them uniformly circular. Stack sesame or basil leaves alongside.
    To make Salad:.
    Heat oil in skillet or wok over medium-high heat, and stir-fry tofu about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
    Slice avocado into 11/2-inch-long pieces. Slice red pepper into 1 1/2-inch-long pieces. Set aside.
    Combine white radish with 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon red pepper powder. Set aside.
    Combine bean sprouts with 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon sesame seeds and 1 teaspoon salt.
    To assemble rolls, place 1 lettuce leaf on flat surface, and layer remaining ingredients in following order: basil leaf, bean sprout mixture, radish mixture, tofu, cucumber, avocado and red pepper. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon Miso Sauce over top. Wrap by tucking ends in, and roll up. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

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