Five-Spice Beef Lettuce Wraps
Five-Spice Beef Lettuce Wraps are a healthy light meal and take only 30 minutes to make. Everyone can assemble their own making it easy to please the whole family!
Servings: 8 wraps
Ingredients
For the Dipping Sauce:
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 2-4 tsp chili garlic sauce, (4 tsp for very spicy)
For the condiments:
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
- ½ cup dry roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup carrot, julienned
- ½ cup cucumber, seeded and julienned
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely torn
- 1 lime, cut into small wedges
- 16 Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves, washed and dried
For the beef filling:
- ⅓ cup dry sherry or beef stock
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp chili garlic sauce
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb. Top sirloin or flank steak, trimmed, diced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp Chinese five-spice blend
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- ½ cup water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- ⅓ cup green onions, sliced
Instructions
- For the Dipping Sauce: Simmer vinegar, lime juice, sugar, ginger, and garlic sauce in a small saucepan for about 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat and set aside until serving.
- For the condiments: Prepare the condiments and arrange separately on a serving plate.
- For the beef filling: In a small bowl, combine sherry or stock, shallots, sugar, and garlic sauce; set aside. In a large bowl, toss together beef, seasonings, and sesame oil. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and sauté the beef, stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes, until the beef is seared. Add the sherry mixture and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in chestnuts and green onions.
- Assemble the wraps: Put two lettuce leaves together for each wrap. Place about ¼ cup filling and let each person add their desired condiments. Serve with the chili dipping sauce to drizzle over the wrap filling.