Asian Steak Lettuce Wraps Recipes

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• 1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated, cleaned and dried In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil and saute beef until brown. Stir in ginger, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and hoisin and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the peanuts. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm wrapped in lettuce cups.

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• Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and cooking oil in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; transfer beef to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in the same skillet used for beef until slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir hoisin sauce, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and chile pepper sauce into onions. Add water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; cook and stir until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter and pile meat mixture in the center.

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• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add turkey; cook 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles. Add jalapeno, green onions and garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in basil, lime juice, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and sugar; heat through., To serve, place turkey mixture in lettuce leaves; top with cucumber, carrot and bean sprouts. Fold lettuce over filling.

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• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Pour 1/3 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the beef. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1 hour. Add salt and pepper to remaining marinade; cover and refrigerate. , Drain beef and discard marinade. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, lightly oiled, stir-fry beef until no longer pink; remove and keep warm. In the same pan, stir-fry onion and peppers until crisp-tender. Stir in reserved marinade. Return beef to the pan; heat through., Spread tortillas with cream cheese; top with beef mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Roll up.

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• Heat broiler, with rack 4 inches from heat. Place steak on a large rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Broil until medium-rare, 10 to 12 minutes, turning halfway through. Let rest 10 minutes; thinly slice against the grain.
• While steak rests, cook noodles according to package instructions; drain, and return to pot. Add 1 tablespoon oil and sliced scallions; season with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, combine lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and 1 tablespoon oil; season sauce with salt and pepper. Fill lettuce leaves with beef, mango, and scallion lengths; drizzle with sauce. Serve with noodles.

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• In a medium saucepan, whisk together rice wine vinegar, fish sauce, brown sugar, lime zest, ginger, garlic, and chili. Cook over medium heat, whisking until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Remove from heat and add ice cubes, stirring until melted and mixture is cool. Transfer half of the mixture to a medium bowl and set aside to use as dressing.
• Whisk vegetable oil into remaining marinade and transfer to a large Ziploc bag. Add steak to bag, pressing air out and sealing tightly, and allow to marinate for 1-2 hours (this is a highly acidic marinade, so marinating any longer will start to denature the meat).
• Meanwhile, prepare the rice (it should be cold or room temperature for serving). Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together rice, chicken stock, and butter in a medium oven-safe pot and bring to a boil, uncovered, over medium heat. As soon as the mixture comes to a boil, cover with a tight-fitting lid and transfer to the oven. Cook for exactly 17 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, fluff with a fork, and season with lime juice and salt, to taste. Once the rice has cooled to room temperature, stir in cilantro, transfer to a serving bowl, and set aside.
• Arrange lettuce leaves, cilantro, mint, basil, carrots, cucumber, scallions, jalapeno, peanuts, and lime wedges on a large platter, along with small bowls of chili sauce and dressing. Set aside while you grill your steak.
• Heat a cast iron grill pan or skillet over high heat. Remove steak from the marinade and trim, if necessary, to fit your pan. Working in batches, add steak to pan and sear hard, 2 minutes per side.
• Remove to a grooved cutting board and allow meat to rest at least 5 minutes before slicing against the grain into strips. Serve alongside rice and lettuces, herbs, veggies, and dressing.

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• Combine first six ingredients then divide in half; add beef to half of marinade and let sit at least 1 hour at room temperature. Reserve remaining marinade for cooking later.
• Bring water to a boil; add rice, reduce heat to just below medium, and cook 38 min then let sit 15 min without opening lid (from "Plain but Perfect Every Time Brown Rice).
• Drain meat, discarding marinade.
• Heat oil over med-high heat 1 min then add sesame seeds and continue to heat 1 min more, stirring.
• Add beef to pan and cook, stirring gently, 4 min or so until beef is mostly cooked.
• Combine cornstarch and fresh, unused marinade and pour over cooked beef; cook 1 min, stirring, then remove from heat.
• To partly cooled rice, add soy sauce, vinegar, honey, and ginger; stir.
• To assemble wraps, layer rice, beef, beans, onions, cucumber, carrots, avocado, and cilantro on leaf of lettuce and roll up.

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• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spoon beef mixture into the center of lettuce leaves, taco-style. Top with cucumber, carrot, and mint. Season with salt and pepper.