Chili Beef Lettuce Cups — Thai Stir-Fry
Hot beef seared with chilies, garlic, and fish sauce poured into crispy lettuce cups. Takes 15 minutes, tastes like Bangkok street food.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 38g
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3 whole Thai bird's-eye chilies (or serrano), sliced thin
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ½ tsp brown sugar
- 8 leaves butter lettuce or romaine leaves, whole
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high until shimmering, about 60 seconds.
- 2
Add beef, breaking apart with a spoon, until no pink remains and edges are browned, 5–6 minutes.
- 3
Stir in garlic and chilies; cook until fragrant, about 45 seconds.
- 4
Pour in fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar; toss to coat and remove from heat.
- 5
Serve beef spooned into lettuce leaves. Eat with your hands.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet
- wooden spoon
- cutting board
- chef's knife
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