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Korean Beef with Lettuce Cups |
This Asian-inspired ground beef recipe let’s you entertain with style and within budget. It works for family meals too – easy to prepare and casual to eat.
| Prep: 10 minutes |
Cooking: 15 minutes |
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cloves garlic, minced |
| Half |
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sweet red pepper, diced |
| 1 lb |
(500 g) |
Lean Ground Beef or Ground Chuck |
| 1 tsp |
(5 mL) |
minced gingerroot |
| ¼ cup |
(50 mL) |
soy sauce |
| 1 tbsp |
(15 mL) |
Asian chili sauce |
| 1 tsp |
(5 mL) |
sesame oil |
| 1 |
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head Bibb lettuce, separated into individual leaves |
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Wedges of fresh lime |
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Toppings: hoisin sauce, chopped green onion, shredded carrot or cucumber and chopped cilantro or mint |
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Cook garlic, diced pepper, ground beef and gingerroot in large skillet using medium heat, stirring occasionally for 8 to 10 minutes until beef is browned and completely cooked. Drain if necessary.
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Add soy sauce, chili sauce and sesame oil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
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Transfer to warm platter. At the table, let each person spoon some filling into lettuce leaves, top with a squeeze of lime juice and add some favourite toppings. Simply wrap lettuce leaf around filling, pick up and eat by hand.
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Makes 6 servings.
Per Serving: Calories 179, Protein 16 g, Fat 11 g, Carbohydrate 3 g
% Daily Value (DV): source of iron (13% DV), excellent source of zinc (40% DV),
31% DV sodium
| Cook’s Notes: If you want a more traditional dish, serve the Korean Beef mixture over steamed rice with a drizzling of hoisin sauce to complete. |
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