Korean beef and pickled vegetable lettuce wraps
Looking for a lighting fast weekday meal? This Korean beef and pickled vegetable lettuce wraps dish is full of flavor and colour. It makes a small amount of fabulous Australian beef go a long way. Marinate the beef and veggies the night before, for dinner in a flash during the week.
Serves
4Preparation time
20 minsCooking time
3 minsIngredients
- 500g Ritchies New York beef sirloin or rump steak. Trimmed and thinly sliced across the grain.
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 2 medium garlic cloves, crushed
- 1½ tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons low salt soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 long red chilli, deseeded and chopped
- to fry
- 2-3 tablespoons peanut or rice bran oil
- quick pickled vegetables
- 6 large red radishes. Cut in matchsticks
- 1 large carrot, peeled and cut in matchsticks
- 1 cup finely sliced red cabbage
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, or white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bullet chilli, deseeded and very finely diced (optional)
- to serve
- 8 large butter lettuce or cos lettuce leaves, washed
- Japanese mayonnaise (optional)
- 2 cups cooked brown rice (optional)
Method
In a medium bowl, add the beef slices and all the marinade ingredients, stir well, cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
While the beef marinates, make the pickled vegetables, add all the ingredients into a bowl, stir and allow to marinate for at least 10 minutes.
On a very high heat, in a large wok or large frying pan heat the peanut or rice barn oil until smoking hot. Drain the marinated beef (reserve any extra marinade) and cook quickly (about 2-3 minutes) stirring all the time until the beef is browned on the outside and still pink in the middle, add the remaining marinade until heated through, remove cooked beef and sauce from the wok.
While the beef is still hot, place on the table, along with the drained pickled vegetables, lettuce cups, and mayo (if using) so everyone can assemble their own wraps.
Tip: If you prefer a more filling meal serve cooked rice with the beef lettuce cups.
Serves 4. Preparation time (excluding marinating time 20 minutes) Cooking time 3 minutes.
