Beer And Sriracha Marinated Beef Lettuce Cups Recipes

Steps:

• Place meat in a bowl with oyster sauce; stir to coat.
• let stand for 10 minutes.
• Soak mushrooms in warm water to cover until softened, about 15 minutes; drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid.
• Trim and discard stems.
• Chop caps.
• Place a wok over high heat until hot.
• Add cooking oil, swirling to coat sides.
• Add ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 10 seconds.
• Add meat, stir-fry until meat crumbled and no longer pink (1-3 minutes).
• Add carrot, zucchini, and water chestnuts; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Add mushrooms and reserved mushroom soaking liquid.
• Cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Add sherry/wine and sesame oil; cook until heated through.
• If using, add walnuts and toss to coat.
• To eat, spread hoisin sauce on a lettuce cup, spoon in meat filling, wrap in lettuce cup, and eat out of hand.
• For spicier palates, top with Asian chili sauce.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion, ginger and garlic in a skillet on medium heat. Break meat up as it cooks.
• When beef is browned, add bok choy, pepper, mushrooms and soy sauce and cook until bok choy is wilted, about 3-5 minutes.
• Clean and dry bibb lettuce leaves.
• When beef mixture is done, spoon 1/2 cup of beef mixture into each lettuce leaf. Yields 2 filled leaves per serving.
• Serve with extra soy sauce if desired.

Steps:

• In a small bowl,combine soy sauce,sherry,cornstarch, sugar and salt; stir well and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, use a spoon to break up the ground beef; gently mix in soy-sauce mixture. Set aside 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat wok or large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until very hot.
• Add oil and swirl to coat pan; add ginger and garlic.
• Cook for about 1 minute, stirring, until fragrant but not browned.
• Crumble in beef, and use spatula or large slotted spoon to break it up and spread meat over pan to help it cook evenly.
• Cook until it changes color on one side, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Turn meat and cook another minute undisturbed.
• Toss well, using a spatula to break up any large chunks.
• When meat is cooked, add pepper flakes and scallions, then toss well.
• Add sesame oil and remove from heat, tossing until sesame oil is well blended.
• Transfer meat to serving plate; serve hot,warm or at room temperature.
• Arrange lettuce cups on serving platter; fill each with a spoonful of beef or provide lettuce cups and plate of beef and let guests assemble lettuce packets themselves.