Spicy Thai Beef Lettuce Wraps
This spicy Thai beef is served as a lettuce wrap with cucumber spears and steamed rice, but you don’t have to eat it that way. You could just toss the rice and the beef in a bowl or it would also be nice wrapped in a warm tortilla with some plain yoghurt drizzled on and some ribbons of fresh basil and chopped cilantro for a fresh bite. The video shows you how to make Chicken Lettuce Wraps, but no matter which you choose to make, you are going to love it.
Lower Calorie Spicy Thai Beef and Jasmine Rice
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb 95% lean ground beef
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 6 green onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 3 carrots thinly sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup Jasmine Rice
- 2 tbsp soy sauce (plus more to taste)
- 1 tsp Asian fish sauce
- 1/3 cup fresh chopped cilantro
Method
Method
Method
- Heat a heavy medium pot over high heat.
- Add beef and saute until browned.
- Add onion, spring onions, garlic, crushed red pepper and 1 tbsp soy sauce.
- Saute another 2 minutes.
- Add carrots, red pepper, rice, 2 cups water, fish sauce and remaining soy sauce.
- Reduce to low heat, when the water is almost evaporated, cover.
- Simmer on low about 20 minutes.
- Add cilantro and mix well and keep covered for 10 more minutes.
Serves: 5 – Serving Size: 1 cup – Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 287, Fat: 9, Carbohydrates: 38, Fibre: 3g, Protein: 14g