Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Thai Wraps

1 pound romaine lettuce, Swiss chard, or fresh spinach, separated into individual leaves (I just used iceburg)
2 carrots, peeled
1 onion, peeled
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 rib celery
1/2 cup minced fresh vegetable of choice (tomato, cucumber, etc)- I used tomato
1 Tbsp olive oil (if you're using ground turkey)
2 lbs lean ground beef or 1 lb ground beef, 1 lb ground turkey
1/4 cup fish sauce or soy sauce
1 or 2 cups leftover cooked rice (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

1. Wash lettuce or other green leaves, spinning or shaking off as much water as you can. Set aside in a bowl lined with paper towel. Cut any heavy stems from spinach.
2. Shred carrots. Chop onion and garlic, slice celery, and mince any other veggie you desire. You can also add leftover scrambled eggs to this recipe.
3. Heat a large skillet over med-high heat, add beef and cook until browned. If using turkey, add oil before adding turkey.
4. Once meat is cooked through, remove it from the pan. Add veggies to skillet and cook over med-high heat until soft (5-7 min), stirring a few times.
5. Return meat to pan and mix with veggies. Add fish or soy sauce. Add rice if using. Add salt and pepper. Cook over med-high heat for a few more minutes, stirring until all ingredients are mixed. Serve by wrapping leaves of lettuce or other greens around several Tbsp of the meat mixture.

This was a huge hit at our house. I used rice, but didn't mix it in because some of the kids don't like rice and some love it. This was just enough food for one meal with everybody having seconds (and a couple had thirds!!).

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