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Vietnamese beef and lettuce wraps
Photo: Lily Banse

Vietnamese beef and lettuce wraps

22 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Try serving strips of steak on lettuce with a sharp, sweet blend of Vietnamese flavours. Use a lean cut of beef such as rump or flank steak that's packed full of flavour and low in fat.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

394
Calories
4g
Protein
28g
Fat
37g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 rumpsteakssteaks
  • 1 red chilli
  • 2 sticks lemongrass
  • 2 garlic
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1-1½ tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 50-75ml/2-2½fl oz rice vinegar
  • 25g-50g/1-2oz caster sugar
  • 1 stick lemongrass
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 lime
  • 1 carrot
  • 150g/5½oz beansprouts
  • 1 red chilli
  • 50ml/2fl oz rice vinegar
  • flavourless oil (such as groundnut or sunflower oil
  • 3 sprigs mint
  • ½ small bunch coriander
  • 2 heads Little Gem lettuce
  • wedges, to serve lime

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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