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Thai Beef Larb Lettuce Cups

Savory lime beef with herbs, cucumber, and toasted rice-style crunch in lettuce cups.

Thai Beef Larb Lettuce Cups recipe

20 minutes prep · 15 minutes cooking · 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1.25 lb Lean ground beef
  • 2 head Butter lettuce
  • 1 item Cucumber
  • 3 item Lime
  • 2 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 0.5 cup Fresh mint
  • 0.5 cup Cilantro
  • 0.25 cup White rice
  • 0.75 tsp Garlic powder
  • 0.5 tsp Ground ginger
  • 0.5 tsp Red pepper flakes
  • 0.5 tsp Kosher salt

Directions

  1. Toast dry rice in a skillet until golden, then crush into a coarse powder.
  2. Brown beef quickly over high heat and drain excess fat; confirm 160°F in the center with an instant-read thermometer.
  3. Off heat, toss beef with lime, fish sauce, seasoning, mint, and cilantro.
  4. Slice cucumber and wash lettuce leaves.
  5. Spoon larb into lettuce cups and sprinkle with toasted rice powder.

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