Juicy Thai Beef Lettuce Cups

Name: Juicy Thai Beef Lettuce Cups
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp tamari or all-purpose soy sauce; 1 tsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp fish sauce (see note 1 for substitutions); 1 tbsp oyster sauce (see note 1 for substitutions); 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 2 tbsp water; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, finely diced; 1 tbsp freshly minced garlic; 1 tbsp freshly minced ginger; 500 g minced (ground) beef (or chicken or pork); 100 g green beans, finely sliced into 1 cm (½ inch) lengths; 1 carrot, julienned or grated; 2 handfuls Thai basil leaves – reserve 1 sprig for garnish (see note 2 for substitutions); 12 cos (romaine) lettuce or iceberg lettuce leaves (try to choose the larger, outer leaves); 1 spring onion (scallion), finely sliced; 1 bird’s eye chilli, finely sliced (optional); 40 g roughly chopped raw unsalted peanuts; 1 lime, quartered

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Thai Beef Lettuce Cups are delicious, easy and infinitely variable. They are a great catch-all, nutritious, family-friendly meal filled with healthy veg.

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Ingredients

1 tbsp tamari or all-purpose soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce (see note 1 for substitutions)
1 tbsp oyster sauce (see note 1 for substitutions)
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely diced
1 tbsp freshly minced garlic
1 tbsp freshly minced ginger
500 g minced (ground) beef (or chicken or pork)
100 g green beans, finely sliced into 1 cm (½ inch) lengths
1 carrot, julienned or grated
2 handfuls Thai basil leaves – reserve 1 sprig for garnish (see note 2 for substitutions)
12 cos (romaine) lettuce or iceberg lettuce leaves (try to choose the larger, outer leaves)
1 spring onion (scallion), finely sliced
1 bird’s eye chilli, finely sliced (optional)
40 g roughly chopped raw unsalted peanuts
1 lime, quartered