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Beef Larb Lettuce Cups on a plate
Melissa Hart

Beef Larb Lettuce Cups

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp uncooked jasmine rice
  • 1 cup additional jasmine rice rinsed
  • 1 1/4 cups water for rice
  • 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup water for beef
  • 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 small shallot very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 12 large butter lettuce leaves washed and dried

Method
 

  1. Bring rinsed cup of rice and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Cover; cook on low 15 minutes, then rest covered 5 minutes.
  2. Toast 2 tablespoons dry rice in a small skillet over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes, shaking often, until golden. Crush finely with mortar and pestle or spice grinder.
  3. Put beef and 1/4 cup water in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat 7 to 9 minutes, stirring into fine crumbles, until no liquid pools and meat reaches 160°F.
  4. Remove from heat. Mix lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and red pepper; stir into beef with shallot and toasted rice powder.
  5. Cool beef 2 minutes; fold in mint and cilantro. Spoon into lettuce leaves; serve cooked rice alongside, dividing into four portions.