Beef chaing mai
24 appetizers
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Lean ground beef |
| ¼ | cup | Wild rice, finely ground w/grinder or blender |
| 2 | teaspoons | Sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | To 1 ts red-pepper flakes ~ |
| ½ | cup | Sliced green onions |
| ½ | cup | Chopped fresh mint leaves |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped fresh cilantro |
| ¼ | cup | Fresh lemon juice |
| 2 | tablespoons | Soy sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dark Asian sesame oil |
| 2 | larges | Heads butter lettuce |
| Salt and pepper ~ | ||
| Fresh mint leaves | ||
Directions
Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 10 minutes Cost 22 cents each for 24 appetizers
1. Saute' the beef in a large skillet for 5 minutes, until no longer pink. Stir in rice, sugar, pepper flakes, onion, mint, cilantro, lemon juice, soy, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Heat through, stirring frequently. Spoon into serving dish; set on a large platter. Surround dish with lettuce and mint leaves.
2. To serve, have guests sppon a small amount of beef mixture and mint onto a lettuce leaf; roll up and eat out of hand.
Nutrient Value per serving: 59 calories, 4g protein, 4g fat, 2g carbohydrate, 100 mg sodium, 14mg cholesterol. Exchanges: ⅕ meat.
Recipe - Bob Bowersox, Family Circle Magazine, 4/22/95 typed in Home_Cooking by teri chesser 6/12/95 Submitted By TERI CHESSER On 07-22-95