Chilli Beef Lettuce Wraps Recipes

CHILI BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Heat a large frying pan and add a little oil. Mix the ground beef and pork together. Season with salt and pepper and mix well to ensure the seasoning is evenly distributed. Fry the meat in the hot pan for five to seven minutes until crisp and brown and broken down to a fine consistency. Drain the crisped meat in a sieve - this will help it stay crispy. Set aside. Wipe out the pan and add a tablespoon of toasted sesame oil. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli. Fry with a pinch of salt and the sugar for two minutes. Add the drained meat and stir to mix. Add the fish sauce and heat through. Stir in the lime zest and juice, then add the green onions, stirring for thirty seconds. Turn off the heat. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and adjust to taste. To serve, spoon some of the meat mixture into the lettuce leaves, drizzle with a little dressing and serve.

CHILLI BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• hot pan with 1 tbspn beg oil. Season beef and pork mince with salt and pepper, add to pan, enough to feed everyone. Cook until crispy, then drain (keeps mince crispy!!)
• Add texture, so, new pan with 1 tspn sesame seed oil, add finely chopped red chillies, chopped ginger, and chopped garlic to pan. Add 1 tspn of brown sugar to pan (caramelizes flavours!). Add mince to this.
• Add fish sauce to pan with everything in to add saltiness. Add zest of a lime and also juice of 1/4 lime.
• Finally, add chopped spring onions to the pan with around 30 seconds to go, then, gas off, and pour over fresh lettuce read to eat.

CHINESE SPICY BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Spray large, heavy skillet with nonstick cooking spray. In skillet set over medium-high heat, brown ground beef; drain if necessary.
• Add garlic, sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili paste, five-spice powder, white part of green onions, water chestnuts and minced chile. Turn down heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Add cornstarch-water mixture to beef mixture and stir until it thickens slightly. Add green part of green onions and cook just until heated through (onion tops will lose their bright green color if cooked too long).
• Separate lettuce leaves, wash and pat dry. Arrange lettuce cups on platter and serve alongside beef mixture.
• Serve with my Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce (#144178) A must-have for the lettuce wraps !

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.

INDIAN-SPICED BEEFY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in chutney, soy sauce and garam masala; heat through. Add salad mix (reserve packets); cook and stir until slightly wilted, about 5 minutes., Combine coconut milk and reserved dressing packet until smooth. Spoon beef mixture into lettuce leaves; sprinkle with contents from reserved toppings packet. Drizzle with coconut milk mixture and top with mango.

ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spoon beef mixture into the center of lettuce leaves, taco-style. Top with cucumber, carrot, and mint. Season with salt and pepper.