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Chilli Beef Lettuce Wraps

From a video by Gordon Ramsay · 5 min watch

Spicy, crispy minced beef with aromatics served in crisp lettuce leaves with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce. Fun, easy party food that is as enjoyable to cook as it is to eat.

Chilli Beef Lettuce Wraps
Source video — Gordon Ramsay on YouTube
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Total time
~45 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Hands-on
~30 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Servings
~4 servingsEstimated by Unreel from the complete recipe.
Difficulty
EasyEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
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Ingredients

Ingredients scaled to 4 servings
  • minced beef
  • olive oil
  • chilli
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • spring onions
  • sesame oil
  • brown sugar
  • fish sauce
  • lime
  • brown sugar
  • soy sauce
  • sesame oil
  • olive oil
  • fish sauce
  • chilli
  • lime
  • baby gem lettuce

Preparation

  1. Step 1
    Season the minced beef before cooking.
  2. Step 2
    Heat a pan until nice and hot, add a touch of olive oil, then add the minced beef. Break it up and fry until it has a lot of color and is nice and crispy.
  3. Step 3
    Drain the cooked mince to keep it crispy and remove excess fat.
  4. Step 4
    Wipe out the pan. Finely chop the chilli, ginger, garlic, and spring onions.
  5. Step 5
    Add the finely chopped chilli, ginger, and garlic to the pan with sesame oil and brown sugar. Fry until caramelized.
  6. Step 6
    Add the drained crispy mince back to the pan along with fish sauce, lime juice, and spring onions at the last minute for crunch. Cook for about 30 seconds more then remove from heat.
  7. Step 7
    For the dipping sauce, combine brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, fish sauce, chopped chilli, and lime juice. Mix well and check seasoning.
  8. Step 8
    Trim the baby gem lettuce leaves and arrange them on a plate.
  9. Step 9
    Spoon the chilli beef mince into the lettuce leaves and drizzle with a little of the dipping sauce. Serve so guests can add more sauce to taste.

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