CHILI BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Chili Beef Lettuce Wraps Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by XrayKim

Number Of Ingredients 22

Olive oil, for frying
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
Toasted sesame oil, for frying
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 inch piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 to 2 red chillies, deseeded and chopped
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
Zest of 1 lime, juice of 1/3 lime
3 green onions, trimmed and chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 little gem lettuces, separated into leaves, to serve
DRESSING
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 red chilli, thinly sliced
Small bunch of cilantro leaves, chopped
1 to 2 teaspoons fish sauce, to taste
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil

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.