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Thai beef lettuce cups
Thai beef lettuce cups
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
7 minutes
Total Time:
27 minutes
Enjoy Thai-inspired beef mince in crisp lettuce cups for a quick family meal.
Ingredients:
  • 52.50 gm salt-reduced soy sauce
  • 48.80 gm fish sauce
  • 32.00 gm brown sugar
  • 2 limes, zest finely grated, juiced
  • 9.20 gm canola oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 500g four star beef mince
  • 625.00 ml loosely packed fresh basil leaves, divided
  • 125.00 ml loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
  • 2 carrots, cut into matchstick-size strips
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced on a bias
  • 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced, seeded (optional)
  • 2 small heads iceberg lettuce, (about 12 to 20 leaves)
  • 35g peanuts
Instructions:
  • Combine soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, 2 teaspoons of lime zest, and 2 tablespoons of lime juice in a small bowl.
  • In a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat, sauté oil and garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add beef and cook, stirring occasionally to break up the meat, for 4 minutes or until fully cooked.
  • Stir in 1/4 cup (60ml) dressing and simmer for 2 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the meat. Take it off the heat and fold in 2 cups of basil until wilted. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • In a large bowl, delicately combine the remaining 1/2 cup basil, coriander leaves, carrots, and onions with 1 tablespoon of dressing until evenly coated.
  • Place vibrant and crisp lettuce leaves on serving plates. Fill them generously with the flavorful beef mixture and generously top with the crunchy carrot mixture and peanuts. Drizzle the remaining dressing over the top before serving.

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