Best Thai Roast Beef And Lettuce Rolls Recipes

Thai Beef Lettuce Wraps image

Provided by Roy A.

Time 20m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

12 ounces skirt steaks or 12 ounces sirloin steaks
1 tablespoon chili sauce
1 jalapeno, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper
1 lime, cut into wedges
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 head bibb lettuce, washed and dried, leaves separated

Steps:

Heat a grill or pan over high heat. Season the beef with salt, pepper and place on grill or in pan. Cook on each side for about 4 minutes. It should be firm but yielding to the touch. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Mix chili sauce, fish sauce, and the juice from one lime in a small sauce pan over low heat to form sauce.
Slice the steak thinly. If is skirt or flank, cut against the grain. Drizzle warm sauce over the slices. Set out the beef, lettuce, jalapeño, onion slices, cilantro, and carrots.
Use the lettuce as a wrap, and add beef and toppings. Add some line juice and sauce to wraps as you eat them.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.6, Fat 14.6, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 115.9, Sodium 1725.8, Carbohydrate 13.8, Fiber 4, Sugar 5.8, Protein 39.4

Thai Roast Beef and Lettuce Rolls image

Yield Makes 4 main-course or 8 first-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup Asian fish sauce*
1/4 cup granulated or light brown sugar
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons minced small fresh green chile such as Thai or serrano, including seeds, or 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
16 very thin slices rare roast beef (3/4 to 1 lb)
16 large lettuce leaves, from 1 head Boston or 2 heads Bibb
16 fresh mint sprigs
16 fresh cilantro sprigs
2 carrots, cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks

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.