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Emeril's Beef Lettuce Wraps with Chimichurri Sauce
YIELD 4 servings
INGREDIENTS
| Beef Lettuce Wraps: | |
| 1 | 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: | |
| 2 | carrots, peeled and sliced into half rounds |
| 5 | 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:
- Chimichurri sauce, recipe follows
- Pickled Carrots, Red and Daikon Radish, recipe follows
- Sticky Rice
- Pea Shoots for garnish
- Slice the steak into 1/4-inch strips and set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic salt, pepper, orange juice and orange zest. Mix well and add the sliced steak.
- Cover with saran wrap; set aside to marinate for 2 hours.
- 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
- 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:
- In a bowl, combine carrots, red and Daikon radish.
- 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
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