Thai Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps Food

THAI BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat the grill to hot. Season the steak with salt and pepper and cook for about 4 minutes on each side. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Combine the hot sauce and lime juice in a small saucepan over low heat.
• Slice the steak thinly and drizzle the warm sauce over it. Use the lettuce leaves like tortillas and wrap up the steak slices with the onion, carrot and jalapeno.

ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and cooking oil in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; transfer beef to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in the same skillet used for beef until slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir hoisin sauce, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and chile pepper sauce into onions. Add water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; cook and stir until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter and pile meat mixture in the center.

THAI BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat a grill or pan over high heat. Season the beef with salt, pepper and place on grill or in pan. Cook on each side for about 4 minutes. It should be firm but yielding to the touch. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Mix chili sauce, fish sauce, and the juice from one lime in a small sauce pan over low heat to form sauce.
• Slice the steak thinly. If is skirt or flank, cut against the grain. Drizzle warm sauce over the slices. Set out the beef, lettuce, jalapeño, onion slices, cilantro, and carrots.
• Use the lettuce as a wrap, and add beef and toppings. Add some line juice and sauce to wraps as you eat them.