Vietnamese Beef Lettuce Wraps ⋆ 100 Days of Actual Meals

Convey your urge for food as a result of these Vietnamese Beef Lettuce Wraps are full of taste and tons of veggies! Wrap them in a bit of lettuce with some Asian brown rice noodles to essentially deliver all of them collectively for a enjoyable approach to eat dinner.

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Prepared Vietnamese Beef Lettuce Wraps on 100 Days of Real Food

I’m excited to let you know that these Vietnamese Beef Lettuce Wraps turned out tasting nearly as good as they appear. I believe we had been all pleasantly shocked with how the flavors got here collectively… Even my daughter stated the sauce was “so significantly better than she was anticipating.” Hey there, I’ll strive to not take offense that you just thought my sauce can be dangerous or one thing, LOL.

Additionally, I’ve stated this earlier than, and I’ll say it once more… This recipe made my inner veggie “calculator” go test, test, test! You’ll be able to by no means eat too many greens, but I’m at all times feeling responsible about not shopping for/serving greater than I do. I’ve to confess although, generally all of the washing and chopping can get in the way in which of me realizing that dream.

So I LOVED the superior feeling I had after serving these beef wraps for dinner, particularly since everybody scarfed them down. Even the choosy eaters in your loved ones would possibly give this a go since they’ll decide and select what they need, though I’d say for the reason that lettuce cup is a requirement, you at the least know they’re consuming that a lot inexperienced!

Make Forward Prep Ideas for Beef Lettuce Wraps

This recipe shouldn’t be difficult, however all of the vegetable chopping and washing can take some time. Listed below are a few time savers I thought of whereas I used to be placing all the pieces collectively:

Purchase a bag of carrot sticks (already chopped)
Purchase a pack of already sliced peppers
Mix the sauce prematurely
Boil the noodles prematurely
Get some helpers to pitch in

Truthfully, this might even be enjoyable for a DIY gathering the place every individual is given a veggie to cut, and then you definately all collect round to assemble your lettuce cups and eat. What a reasonably platter for entertaining!

Irrespective of the way you go about it, I hope you get pleasure from!

Does Floor Beef Go in Lettuce Wraps?

I do know what you’re pondering; aren’t lettuce wraps often made with strips of beef or rooster? You completely may use steak or shredded beef for this recipe, but it surely works simply as effectively with floor beef.

Floor beef recipes like these lettuce wraps are a good way to stretch your grocery funds whereas consuming actual meals.

Vegetarian or Vegan Alternate options

Though this recipe is for Vietnamese beef lettuce wraps, you may positively use the sauce for meatless lettuce wraps too. Simply omit the meat fully for a vegetarian choice.

To make this recipe vegan, swap the honey for maple syrup. It gained’t style precisely the identical however remains to be a scrumptious Vietnamese type sauce for lettuce wraps!

In case you’re making a vegetarian or vegan model of this recipe I like to recommend stir frying a number of veggies like carrots and peppers with the meat seasoning to get the total taste of this recipe.

Simple Vietnamese Beef Lettuce Wrap Dinner Thought

Seving Vietnamese beef lettuce wraps with a variety of veggies on a platter

I like this system for a straightforward approach to serve this meal or when you’ve got choosy eaters in the home. As a substitute of pre-making the lettuce wraps, put all of the elements out in a serving tray or separate dishes. Then let the household combine and match to make their very own!

This trick is very useful with youngsters who aren’t very adventurous with new meals. You’d be shocked what they’re keen to strive simply by providing wholesome choices and giving them the management to select their very own.

Recipe FAQs

Do you serve beef lettuce wraps heat or chilly?

You’ll be able to really serve the meat heat or chilly for this recipe, it’s actually as much as your private preferences. Simply be sure the meat isn’t sizzling; that may wilt your lettuce wraps.

What sort of lettuce ought to I exploit for lettuce wraps?

I desire romaine lettuce as a result of it has probably the most vitamin, with butter lettuce coming in second. Though it’s usually used, I don’t recommend iceberg lettuce until it’s a robust desire and you propose to pack numerous different wholesome veggies into your lettuce wraps.

Can I substitute the bottom beef on this lettuce wrap recipe?

As talked about earlier than, steak reduce into strips or shredded beef may also work. Hen reduce into strips may also work. Lastly, you may swap the bottom beef with floor turkey for those who desire.

Is there a peanut free choice?

Since it is a Vietnamese peanut sauce changing the peanut butter will change the style. If there’s a peanut allergy in your house, the most suitable choice is to make use of a pure (no sugar, salt or oil added) sunflower seed butter as an alternative.

You may additionally like these different lettuce wraps and recipes:

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Asian lettuce wraps from 100 Days of Real Food cookbook

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