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Korean style beef lettuce wraps

Savoury beef mince with garlic, ginger and sesame, spooned into cool crisp lettuce leaves. Fun to eat with your hands.

  • Time25 min
  • LevelEasy
  • Costabout £2.00 a head
4 servings

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over a high heat. Add the beef and cook for 7 minutes, breaking it up, until deeply browned.

    7 min
  2. 2

    Add the garlic, ginger and chilli flakes and stir for 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Pour in the tamari, vinegar and sesame oil. Cook for 2 minutes until it clings to the meat.

    2 min
  4. 4

    Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter with the cucumber and spring onion.

  5. 5

    Spoon the beef into the leaves, scatter with sesame seeds and eat straight away.

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