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Chili Beef Lettuce Wrap Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Olive oil, for frying
½ lb. lean minced beef
½ lb minced pork
Toasted sesame oil, for frying
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
5cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1–2 red chillies, deseeded and chopped
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
Zest of 1 lime and half of the juice
3 green onions, trimmed and chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 little gem lettuces, separated into leaves, to serve
FOR THE DRESSING

1 tbsp soy sauce
Juice of ½ lime
1 tsp sesame oil
½ red chilli, thinly sliced
Small bunch of cilantro, chopped
1–2 tsp fish sauce, to taste
1 tsp light brown sugar
1 tbsp olive oil

Directions:
Directions:
1. Heat a large frying pan and add a little oil. Mix the minced beef and pork together. Season with salt and pepper and mix well to ensure the seasoning is evenly distributed. Fry the mince in the hot pan for 5–7 minutes until crisp and brown and broken down to a fine consistency. Drain the crisped mince in a sieve – this will help it stay crispy. Set aside.
2. 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 2 minutes. Add the drained mince and stir to mix.
3. Add the fish sauce and heat through. Stir in the lime zest and juice, then add the spring onions, stirring for 30 seconds. Turn off the heat.
4. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and adjust to taste.
5. To serve, spoon some of the mince mixture into the lettuce leaves, drizzle with a little dressing and serve.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Molly's note: We added shredded carrot, chopped water chestnuts, and cilantro when we made them.

 

 

 

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