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Thai Steak Lettuce Cups

lettuce cups with Thai style steak sliced up, bell peppers, carrots and sauce inside
  • Serves: 4
  • Prep Time:  15 min
  • Cook Time:  10 min

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs flank or skirt steak, cut in half lengthwise
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 head butter lettuce, separated into lettuce cups
  • 1 large carrot, julienned
  • 1 large red bell pepper, julienned
  • fresh mint
  • fresh basil
  • fresh cilantro

Thai Dressing/Marinade

  • 1/2 cup tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro finely chopped
  • 3 green onions, finely minced
  • 1 tbsp chilli paste

Method

  1. Lightly tenderize meat, by hitting with a tenderizer or a heavy rolling pin.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together all dressing ingredients.
  3. Using a casserole dish or a ziplock bag, cover the tenderized beef with half the dressing and marinade for at least 1 hour.
  4. In a large skillet, heat olive oil on high heat until oil is smoking. Cook marinated steak 2 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  5. Slice very steak very thin. When ready to serve build your lettuce cup by adding steak, veggies, herbs and dressing to lettuce and wrapping like a taco.

Note: If using this recipe for meal prep, store fresh herbs and vegetables in one container, steak in another and dressing in a third.