Vietnamese-style Grilled Beef Wrap-ups

Total Time: 41 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 small shallots
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 1/4 lbs beef round steak, sliced very thinly across grain
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 head leafy lettuce, separated
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1 bunch fresh mint
• 1 small seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch slices

Recipe

• 1 marinade and beef:
• 2 puree shallots, garlic, jalapeno, fish sauce, oils, sugar and lemon rind in blender or food processor.
• 3 mix with beef, tossing to coat.
• 4 cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 5 broil 1-2" from heat until seared and just cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
• 6 dipping sauce:
• 7 combine all ingredients.
• 8 to serve: place some beef, cilantro and/or mint, and a few pieces of cucumber on a lettuce leaf.
• 9 roll up.
• 10 dip in sauce.