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Chilli Beef Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
Serves 4.
For the filling:
Olive oil, for frying
200 g lean minced beef
200 g minced pork
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
2 garlic cloves
5 cm piece fresh root ginger
1–2 red chillies
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
Zest of 1 lime and juice of ⅓ lime
3 spring onions
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 little gem lettuces, leaves separated, to serve
For the dressing:
1 tbsp soy sauce
Juice of ½ lime
1 tsp sesame oil
½ red chilli, thinly sliced
Small bunch coriander leaves, chopped
1–2 tsp fish sauce, to taste
1 tsp light brown sugar
1 tbsp olive oil
Tools
Large frying pan
Sieve
Preparation
Peel and finely chop the garlic and ginger. Deseed and chop the chillies for the filling. Trim and chop the spring onions.
Mix the beef and pork together, then season evenly with salt and pepper.
Mix all the dressing ingredients and adjust to taste.
Cooking
Heat the frying pan with a little olive oil. Add the seasoned mince and fry for 5–7 minutes, breaking it into fine pieces, until crisp, browned and cooked through.
Drain the mince in a sieve and set aside to help preserve its crisp texture.
Wipe out the pan and add the toasted sesame oil. Fry the garlic, ginger and chopped chillies with a pinch of salt and the filling’s brown sugar for 2 minutes.
Stir the drained mince back in. Add the fish sauce and heat through.
Mix in the lime zest and juice, followed by the spring onions. Stir for 30 seconds, then turn off the heat.
Spoon the mince into the lettuce leaves and drizzle with the dressing to serve.
