Subj : Chile 4405 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Oct 27 2013 07:11:46 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Vietnamese Beef w/Lettuce Wraps Categories: Oriental, Beef, Greens, Citrus, Chilies Yield: 4 Servings MMMMM----------------------------BEEF--------------------------------- 1 ts Fish sauce 1 ts Soy sauce 1 ts Sugar 1 cl Garlic; minced 1 1/2 lb Sirloin; in thin strips, 2" - x 4" MMMMM-------------------------NUOC CHAM------------------------------ 2 tb Fresh lime juice 2 tb Fish sauce 1 tb Sugar 1 cl Garlic; minced 1/2 Thai or serrano chile; thin - sliced MMMMM---------------------------WRAPS-------------------------------- 1 Head red leaf lettuce; - leaves separated, washed, - dried 5 oz Dried thin vermicelli; (aka - rice stick), boiled 4-5 - minutes, drained, rinsed, - in 4" lengths 1 c Julienned carrots or bean - sprouts 1 c Julienned cucumber Sprigs of cilantro & mint Sprigs of opal basil (opt) For the beef: Combine the fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and garlic, and stir until the sugar is mostly dissolved. Place the beef in a shallow dish and coat with the marinade. Set aside while you make the nuoc cham, and prepare ingredients for lettuce wraps, placing each in its own serving bowl. For the nuoc cham: Place the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, chile and 2 tablespoons water in a bowl and mix until the sugar mostly dissolves. Heat a grill pan or large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly oil the grill pan or skillet and cook the beef in batches about 30 seconds per side. Place on a serving dish and serve with the other ingredients. To assemble: Each diner can hold a lettuce leaf in one hand and place a small amount of rice noodles, beef, vegetables, cilantro and mint leaves in the center, wrap loosely and dip in the nuoc cham. Serves 4 URL: http://sfgate.com MM Format by Dave Drum - 09 February 2010 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... My 80 year old grandma still doesn't need glasses. Drinks out of the bottle --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) .