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. No matter what you choose to do with this Thai beef, you are going to love it.

 

~ Lower Calorie Spicy Thai Beef and Jasmine Rice ~

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

• 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