Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps
These Asian beef lettuce wraps, or lettuce tacos, are the perfect blend of flavors and the perfect ratio of meat, rice, and lettuce.
Ingredients
1 cup white rice - uncooked. cook according to directions, then set aside
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoons lime juice - fresh
2 teaspoons lime zest - from about 3-4 limes
1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 pound ground beef (minced beef)
1 medium jalapeño - stemmed, seeded, and minced (leave the seeds in if you like it hot)
¼ cup basil - chopped, or 1-2 teaspoons dried basil
3 stalks green onions (scallions or green shallots) - thinly sliced
1 head iceberg lettuce
Instructions
- Whisk the fish sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, and cornstarch together in a small bowl and set aside.
- Cook the ground beef, jalapeno, and lime zest (and dried basil, if using) in a skillet over medium heat, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk the fish sauce/lime mixture to recombine and add to the skillet.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce has thickened (1 or 2 minutes).
- Stir in the fresh basil and green onions.
- Mix as much rice as you desire into the beef mixture (I used about 1 1/2 cooked rice).
- Serve on lettuce leaves.
Nutrition
Calories: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 28gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 1052mgPotassium: 701mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 890IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 4mg
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