ASIAN STEAK LETTUCE WRAPS

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This healthy recipe is is easy enough to make on a weeknight, especially with the quick-cooking skirt steak. One of the benefits of skirt steak is that you don't have to marinate it for a long time to get great flavor. A 20-minute dunk while you get the rest of the ingredients prepped is perfect.Recipe courtesy of Emily Paster, West of the Loop.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 pound skirt steak
1 head butter or other flat-leaf lettuce
1 bunch carrots
1 seedless cucumber or 1 package mini cucumbers
2 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1 bunch scallions
4 limes
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon mustard
2 teaspoon honey
1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 teaspoon chile paste, such as sambal oelek
2 tablespoon fish sauce
4 tablespoon sesame oil
1 package rice noodles

Steps:

  • To prepare the marinade for the steak, combine 2 TB minced ginger, 2 cloves garlic, minced, 3 chopped scallions, the juice and zest of 2 limes, ⅓ cup soy sauce, 1 tsp each of mustard and honey and 2 tsp chile paste in a small bowl.
  • Slowly pour 3 TB sesame oil into the bowl while whisking to create an emulsion.
  • Place the skirt steak in a gallon-size plastic bag and pour the marinade over it.
  • Refrigerate.
  • To make the dressing for the noodles, whisk together the juice of 2 limes, 1 tsp chile paste, 1 tsp honey, 3 TB soy sauce, 2 TB of fish sauce and 1 TB sesame oil.
  • Cook the rice noodles according to the package directions, drain and then toss with the dressing.
  • Peel the carrots and chop them into matchstick-sized pieces (also known as a julienne), slice the cucumbers length-wise into thin slices and chop the remaining scallions.
  • To cook the skirt steak, heat a heavy skillet over high heat, or prepare your grill.
  • Cook the steak on medium-high heat for four minutes per side for medium-rare.
  • Allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  • To slice the steak, first cut with the grain into two or three pieces, depending on the length of the steak.
  • Then carve the steak against the grain into thin slices.
  • To assemble lettuce wraps, take a leaf of lettuce and line with two slices of cucumber. Top the cucumber with two or three pieces of steak and a small serving of noodles.
  • Garnish with carrot and scallions and enjoy!

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