Thai Roast Beef And Lettuce Rolls Recipes

GRILLED THAI CURRY BEEF ROLL

Steps:

• For the rice noodles: In a large bowl, combine the rice vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and Fresno and serrano chiles and stir together. Toss in the carrots and cucumbers and let stand for 15 minutes for the flavors to meld.
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Prepare the noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse the noodles with cold running water. Toss the noodles with the vegetables and dressing and refrigerate until serving.
• For the flank steak: Prepare a grill for direct and indirect heat: For gas grills (with 3 or more burners), turn all the burners to medium-high heat; after about 15 minutes, turn off one of the side burners and turn the remaining burners down to medium. For charcoal grills, bank one chimney starter-full of lit and ashed-over charcoal briquettes to one side of the grill. Set up a drip pan on the other side to avoid flare-ups. (Be sure to consult the grill manufacturer's guide for best results.) If your grill has a thermometer, aim to keep the temperature at about 350 degrees F throughout grilling.
• Set the flank steak on a cutting board. Starting at the thin, narrow end of the steak, slice it in half horizontally to within 2 inches of the opposite wide end. Open it up like a book so you have 1 long piece. Pound the steak with a mallet to an even thickness of about 1/2 inch. Cover the steak with the curry paste and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle with the peanuts, leaving a 1-inch border along the edges. Arrange half of the cilantro and scallion greens in a line, followed by half of the tomatoes and then half of the scallion whites. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Roll up the steak like a jelly roll, starting at the short end. Tie the roll closed around the circumference with butcher's twine at 2-inch intervals. Tie one more piece of twine lengthwise around the meat. Sprinkle the outside of the meat with salt and pepper.
• Put the steak on direct heat and cook, turning, to brown all 4 sides, about 2 minutes per side. Move the steak to indirect heat, cover and cook, turning occasionally, until the very center reads 115 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer for a steak that is well done on the outside and medium rare in the center, 25 to 30 minutes more. (Test frequently; the time will vary based on the temperature of your grill.) Let the steak rest 5 to 6 minutes.
• Untie the steak and cut it into thin slices. Garnish the noodles with chopped nuts and cilantro leaves. Serve with the lettuce leaves on the side.

VIETNAMESE PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix vinegar, sugar and salt until blended. Stir in carrots and onion; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., In a large skillet, cook pork, ginger and garlic over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until pork is no longer pink, breaking up pork into crumbles; drain. Stir in soy sauce, mirin, salt, pepper and, if desired, fish sauce., To serve, drain carrot mixture. Place pork mixture in lettuce leaves; top with cucumber, red pepper, green onions, carrot mixture and herbs. Sprinkle with jalapeno and peanuts; drizzle with hoisin sauce. Squeeze lime juice over tops. Fold lettuce over filling.

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 ROAST BEEF AND LETTUCE ROLLS

Steps:

• Whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and chile in a medium bowl until sugar is dissolved. Toss roast beef with half of sauce to coat. Season with salt.
• Arrange leaves, sprigs, and carrots on a platter and serve with beef. To assemble, fill each lettuce leaf with a slice of beef, a mint sprig, a cilantro sprig, and some carrots. Serve with remaining sauce.
• *Available at Asian markets and some supermarkets.

THAI BEEF WRAPS

Steps:

• PREPARE DRESSING:
• Simmer water, lime juice, sugar, garlic, and chili garlic paste in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Reduce until dressing thickens slightly, about 20 minutes.
• FOR THE WRAPS:.
• Fry noodles in small batches in oil heated to 375°F; Remove and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• THE "INSIDES" OF WRAPS:.
• Prepare remaining ingredients and arrange on a large platter.
• TO SERVE:.
• Ask each diner to start with a lettuce leaf, then follow with some roast beef, fried noodles and vegetables.
• Drizzle with some dressing before eating.

ASIAN ROLL LETTUCE WRAP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together ground turkey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon minced garlic and 2 teaspoons ginger. Form into 16 meatballs and roll into ovals. Cover and refrigerate.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine rice with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender.
• Preheat the grill or broiler. Arrange rice, lettuce leaves, carrots, scallions, radishes and red peppers onto a serving platter or place each into a small bowl. In a medium bowl, mix together 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup water, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons garlic, 1 tablespoon ginger, and sugar. Divide into 4 small dipping bowls.
• Thread two meatballs onto each 10 inch skewer. Grill or broil for 10 to 12 minutes, turning occasionally to brown all sides. If broiling, line the broiler pan with aluminum foil and drain fat after 6 minutes.
• To eat, place a leaf of lettuce onto the palm of your hand, spoon on a little rice, then a meat roll, and a few of the vegetables. Roll up and dip in dipping sauce or spoon sauce over.

GINGER BEEF AND LETTUCE-WRAPPED SLICED ROLLS

Steps:

• Preparing the ginger beef.
• Peel and grate the gingerroot in a circular motion until you have about 3 tablespoons of ginger. Squeeze the grated gingerroot to release all the juices. You should have about 2 tablespoons ginger juice for the marinade. Discard the ginger fiber.
• Stir the ginger juice, soy sauce, and mirin together in the bottom of a small dish. Put the meat in the dish, turning to coat both sides with ginger marinade. Refrigerate the meat for 30 minutes, turning it once or twice.
• Pour the vegetable oil into a heavy frying pan and place it over high heat. Once hot, fry the marinated meat, turning it over once or twice, for 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and pour in the ginger marinade. Cook the meat 4 to 5 minutes more, turning 2 or 3 times, until well done. Take the meat out of the pan and let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing it, allowing time for the juices to settle down. Slice the meat into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Set aside briefly or refrigerate overnight.
• Assembling the Roll.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop in 1 or 2 lettuce leaves at a time, blanching them for 3 to 5 seconds at most. Using tongs, remove them from the water and then plunge them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking and set their color. Drain them on paper towels. Repeat until all the leaves are blanched. Slice off, without slicing through the lettuce, the raised back of the lettuce ribs.
• Place the plastic-wrapped bamboo mat in front of you with its slats parallel to the edge of the table or countertop. Lay 2 blanched lettuce leaves down, ribbed side up, on the edge of the wrapped bamboo mat closest to you. The stalk ends should be slightly overlapping in the middle. Carefully open them up until they're completely flat. Their combined shape should be roughly 7 inches wide x 8 inches long. Fold in the tips of the lettuce if they extend off the bamboo mat. If a leaf tears, replace it or patch it with pieces of an extra leaf.
• Spread 1 cup of prepared sushi rice evenly on the lettuce, leaving a 2-1/2-inch-wide strip of lettuce not covered with rice on the edge farthest away from you.
• Lay 2 pieces of pickled mountain burdock, end to end, across the center of the rice, spanning the length of the lettuce. Bunch one-fourth of the ginger beef up next to the pickled burdock, spanning the length of the lettuce. Roll up this lettuce-wrapped roll as you would a nori-wrapped sliced roll: Lift the edge of the mat closest to you, keeping your fingers over the fillings. Roll the mat and its contents away from you until the edge of the mat touches straight down onto the far edge of the rice, enclosing the fillings completely. Tug on the mat to tighten the roll. Lift the edge of the mat up and finish rolling it up. Tug on the mat again to tighten the roll.
• Lay a piece of plastic wrap over the roll. Cut the roll into 8 equal pieces, wiping your knife with a damp towel before each slice. Make 3 more rolls, following these instructions. Serve immediately or set aside in a cool place, covered, up to 2 hours.