Embark on a culinary adventure with a delectable Asian beef lettuce wrap dish, complemented by aromatic curried couscous. This delectable combination promises an explosion of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. With the perfect balance of savory, spicy, and sweet, these lettuce wraps are packed with succulent beef, crunchy vegetables, and a fragrant blend of Asian herbs and spices. Served alongside fluffy curried couscous, this dish is a symphony of flavors that will transport you to the vibrant streets of Asia.
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ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS
This is such an excellent recipe for a quick, week night meal. Loads of flavor and something different to have. I printed this off a food blog and now I can't find which blog it was from! I modified the recipe to the tastes of my family, and we all loved it.
Provided by Dine Dish
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
- In a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef in 1 tablespoon of oil, stirring often and reducing the heat to medium, if necessary. Drain, and set aside to cool. Cook the onion in the same pan, stirring frequently. Add the garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chile pepper sauce to the onions, and stir. Stir in chopped water chestnuts, green onions, and sesame oil, and continue cooking 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. To serve, allow each person to spoon a portion of the meat into a lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito.
ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS
Delicious and bursting with flavor, Asian lettuce wraps are a great idea for entertaining or a family style meal. Each person can build their own fresh, delicious wrap. Just be sure to have plates or napkins available since the mixture can sometimes drip a little. To serve, allow each person to spoon a portion of the meat into a lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito and enjoy!
Provided by Rachel Castro
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 388 calories, Carbohydrate 24.3 g, Cholesterol 68.9 mg, Fat 22.3 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 23.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 579.6 mg, Sugar 9.6 g
ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS
These Asian-inspired lettuce wraps are filled with ground beef cooked in a hoisin-peanut sauce, and topped with crunchy cucumbers, carrots, and fresh mint.
Provided by Christine Simon Michener
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 363.8 calories, Carbohydrate 15.4 g, Cholesterol 70.2 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 22.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 492.5 mg, Sugar 7.6 g
ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS
Steps:
- 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.
CURRIED COUSCOUS
Steps:
- Place the couscous in a medium bowl. Melt the butter in the boiling water and pour over the couscous. Cover tightly and allow the couscous to soak for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- Whisk together the yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, curry, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Pour over the fluffed couscous, and mix well with a fork. Add the carrots, parsley, currants, almonds, scallions, and red onions, mix well, and season to taste. Serve at room temperature.
KOREAN-INSPIRED GROUND BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS
Provided by Aarti Sequeira
Time 55m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For the beef: Add the beef to a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon and slowly rendering the fat, 8 to 10 minutes. Using a large spoon remove half of the rendered fat and discard. Add the garlic, scallions and ginger and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
- For the sauce: Stir together the soy sauce, gochujang, honey and sesame oil in a small bowl. Stir some of the sauce into the beef, a few tablespoons at a time, until seasoned to your taste. Set aside.
- For the sticky rice: Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Combine the rice, oil and 1 1/2 cups water in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot®. Cook on high pressure, 8 minutes. Allow the steam to release slowly, for about 5 minutes, then remove the lid. Roll the beef, sticky rice, sauce and cucumber slices in lettuce leaves and eat.
QUICK ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS
After many attempts and searching for recipes, I have ended up with this one. Easy to do and great as a summer meal outside. Try different versions by alternating optional ingredients, such as peanuts, peppers, shrimp, steamed rice noodles, diced teriyaki chicken, scrambled egg, or bean sprouts. The possibilities are endless!
Provided by SMACPRODUCTIONS
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 47m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a saucepan combine the water and rice. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes, until water is absorbed. Set aside and keep warm.
- Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook the pork, green onions, and garlic for 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly brown. Add the tofu, carrot, Hoisin, and soy sauce, stirring frequently until heated through. Remove from heat, and stir in the sesame oil and chile paste.
- To serve: spoon a small amount of rice into each lettuce leaf, top with the stir-fry mixture, and drizzle with additional soy sauce or hoisin, if desired. Wrap the lettuce leaf to enclose the filling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 836.2 calories, Carbohydrate 95.5 g, Cholesterol 73.9 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 45.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 773.7 mg, Sugar 8.6 g
ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS RECIPE - (4.6/5)
Provided by Pattywak
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Gently rinse lettuce leaves and pat dry, careful not to tear them. Set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add bell pepper and onion, cook 3 minutes. Add ground beef and cook 5 minutes, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Drain grease and return pan to stovetop; reduce heat to medium. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in garlic, soy sauce, hoisin and chili sauces, ginger, rice vinegar and honey. Cook until sauce has thickened, 3-4 minutes. Stir in green onions. Spoon meat mixture into a medium bowl and place on a large serving platter. Arrange lettuce leaves around the bowl and serve. Enjoy!
ASIAN-STYLE LETTUCE WRAPS
This is a Weight Watchers recipe that my family has enjoyed several times. Works just fine with all ground beef. Feel free to jazz up the spices if you like a little kick to your Asian cuisine.
Provided by CaliforniaJan
Categories Pork
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Coat a nonstick pan with cooking spray and heat. Cook onion, garlic, pork and beef, stirring, until meat is browned. Add carrot and cook until soft.
- Add soy, oyster and hoisin sauces and chili paste, stir and reduce heat. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in bean sprouts just before serving. Divide meat between lettuce leaves and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Roll lettuce leaves and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 217.9, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 51.9, Sodium 310.2, Carbohydrate 9.4, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 4.6, Protein 16.7
EXPRESS ASIAN BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS
This recipe was in the local Sunday paper. It sounded good and is. It is also very easy and quick to prepare. I didn't mix in the vegetables as I was selling it to DS as "Asian tacos." LOL. I did have some tortillas on hand for DS to use also. I did not use mint. Substitute iceberg or romaine lettuce for Boston lettuce, as desired. This recipe can also be found in "The Healthy Beef Cookbook."
Provided by Ducky
Categories Greens
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium heat, approximately 8 - 10 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Drain meat.
- Stir in hoisin sauce and peanut sauce until meat is coated.
- Heat meat through.
- Just prior to serving, add cucumber, carrots and torn mint.
- Mix gently.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with lettuce leaves, garnishing with mint, as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 456.9, Fat 26.8, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 116.6, Sodium 642.7, Carbohydrate 18.9, Fiber 2, Sugar 10.9, Protein 33.6
INDIAN-SPICED BEEFY LETTUCE WRAPS
Since I love Indian flavors, I almost always have coconut milk, a jar of mango chutney and garam masala seasoning in my pantry. This recipe is one of my go-tos when I am short on time but want something that tastes spectacular. If you'd like to give this a different style of Asian flair, use hoisin sauce in place of chutney and Chinese five-spice powder in place of garam masala. -Noelle Myers, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in chutney, soy sauce and garam masala; heat through. Add salad mix (reserve packets); cook and stir until slightly wilted, about 5 minutes., Combine coconut milk and reserved dressing packet until smooth. Spoon beef mixture into lettuce leaves; sprinkle with contents from reserved toppings packet. Drizzle with coconut milk mixture and top with mango.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 493 calories, Fat 22g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 74mg cholesterol, Sodium 957mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (33g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 24g protein.
ASIAN BEEF & LETTUCE WRAPS
This is a culmination of spinoffs from several different recipes. They were so yummy, I had to write it down. It looks long, but that's mostly marinating time and cutting-up vegetables (which you can do while the meat is marinating and the rice is cooking), so you can easily do everything in about an hour or so. An impressive appetizer or wonderful light dinner. Even my anti-vegetable 6-year-old ate them! So after receiving my first review about not using marinades, I looked into the matter and have changed the recipe so that you discard the marinade and use fresh marinade when cooking the meat. Thanks to my reviewer...you learn something new every day!
Provided by SandwichQueen
Categories Steak
Time 2h
Yield 15-20 wraps, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 938.5, Fat 66.1, SaturatedFat 24.1, Cholesterol 74.9, Sodium 904, Carbohydrate 72.7, Fiber 11.8, Sugar 25.4, Protein 18.1
ASIAN ROLL LETTUCE WRAP
This is a easy, wonderful, light yet filling meal with turkey or beef, rice and fresh veggies! Fun to eat! You will need at least eight 10-inch bamboo skewers for cooking the meat.
Provided by Liz
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Wraps and Rolls
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, mix together ground turkey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon minced garlic and 2 teaspoons ginger. Form into 16 meatballs and roll into ovals. Cover and refrigerate.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine rice with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender.
- Preheat the grill or broiler. Arrange rice, lettuce leaves, carrots, scallions, radishes and red peppers onto a serving platter or place each into a small bowl. In a medium bowl, mix together 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup water, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons garlic, 1 tablespoon ginger, and sugar. Divide into 4 small dipping bowls.
- Thread two meatballs onto each 10 inch skewer. Grill or broil for 10 to 12 minutes, turning occasionally to brown all sides. If broiling, line the broiler pan with aluminum foil and drain fat after 6 minutes.
- To eat, place a leaf of lettuce onto the palm of your hand, spoon on a little rice, then a meat roll, and a few of the vegetables. Roll up and dip in dipping sauce or spoon sauce over.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 368.9 calories, Carbohydrate 42.8 g, Cholesterol 83.6 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 28.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 951.3 mg, Sugar 6.8 g
CHINESE SPICY BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS
From OregonLive.com. I loved the beef lettuce wraps from a restaurant in Montauk, NY called East by Northeast. This was the closest I have found to recreating it with a few minor adjustments from me.
Provided by Valerie in Florida
Categories Meat
Time 30m
Yield 10 wraps, 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Spray large, heavy skillet with nonstick cooking spray. In skillet set over medium-high heat, brown ground beef; drain if necessary.
- Add garlic, sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili paste, five-spice powder, white part of green onions, water chestnuts and minced chile. Turn down heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
- Add cornstarch-water mixture to beef mixture and stir until it thickens slightly. Add green part of green onions and cook just until heated through (onion tops will lose their bright green color if cooked too long).
- Separate lettuce leaves, wash and pat dry. Arrange lettuce cups on platter and serve alongside beef mixture.
- Serve with my Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce (#144178) A must-have for the lettuce wraps !
ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS
This recipe is as tasty as the lettuce wraps found in national restaurants, but it's healthier! - Linda Rowley, Richardson, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 503mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
GINGER BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS
Rustle up these Asian inspired noodle and edamame bean lettuce cups for a low-calorie dinner - ready in half an hour
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Dinner, Starter
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the beef and fry until browned all over and starting to crisp. Add the spring onions, pepper, ginger, oyster sauce and beans. Stir-fry for another 5 mins until the veg has softened, then add the noodles and juice of 1 lime. Season well and toss everything together until well combined and heated through.
- Separate the lettuces into leaves. Pile the noodles into the leaves, sprinkle over the reserved spring onions to garnish and serve with the lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 383 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 2.8 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start cooking, make sure you have all your ingredients and tools ready. This will help you save time and avoid scrambling.
- Use Fresh Ingredients: The fresher your ingredients, the better your lettuce wraps will taste. If possible, buy organic produce and grass-fed beef.
- Don't Overcook the Beef: Beef should be cooked to medium-rare or medium, otherwise it will become tough and chewy.
- Use a Variety of Vegetables: The more vegetables you use, the more flavorful your lettuce wraps will be. Some good options include carrots, celery, bell peppers, and onions.
- Make the Curried Couscous Ahead of Time: The curried couscous can be made up to 2 days in advance. This will save you time on the day you're serving the lettuce wraps.
- Serve the Lettuce Wraps with a Variety of Sauces: Some good options include hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and Sriracha sauce.
Conclusion:
Asian beef lettuce wraps with curried couscous are a delicious and healthy meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They're perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner, or for a fun and festive party appetizer. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily make these lettuce wraps at home. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting meal to try, give Asian beef lettuce wraps with curried couscous a try. You won't be disappointed!
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