Emeril's Beef Lettuce Wraps with Chimichurri Sauce

YIELD 4 servings 

INGREDIENTS

Beef Lettuce Wraps:
Flat iron steak, 1-2 pounds
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small head Bibb or butter lettuce, cored and leaves separated
Pickled Carrots, Red and Daikon Radish:
carrots, peeled and sliced into half rounds
red radishes sliced into rounds
1/2  Daikon radish, peeled and sliced into small sticks
3/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar to a boil.

PREPARATION:

Beef Lettuce Wraps:

  1. Chimichurri sauce, recipe follows
  2. Pickled Carrots, Red and Daikon Radish, recipe follows
  3. Sticky Rice
  4. Pea Shoots for garnish
  5. Slice the steak into 1/4-inch strips and set aside. 
  6. In a bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic salt, pepper, orange juice and orange zest. Mix well and add the sliced steak. 
  7. Cover with saran wrap; set aside to marinate for 2 hours. 
  8. Heat a large sauté pan on medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the steak slices, in batches if necessary, and cook until nicely browned and caramelized, 1 to 2 minutes on one side and about 30 seconds on the other side. (Make sure that the strips of steak are not crowded.) 

To Assemble 

  1. Plate 1 to 2 strips of meat in the center of each butter leaf.Top with sticky rice, pea shots and Pickled Radish.Top with 1 tablespoon of Chimichurri sauce. 

Pickled Carrots, Red and Daikon Radish:

  1. In a bowl, combine carrots, red and Daikon radish. 
  2. In a small saucepan, bring the rice wine vinegar and sugar to a boil. Remove saucepan from the heat and pour mixture over the vegetables. Cover with plastic wrap. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes 
This recipe appears in: Beef

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