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Asian Beef and Pineapple Lettuce Boats

Asian Beef and Pineapple Lettuce Boats

Recipe by Christine Byrne

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
8 cloves garlic, minced
kosher salt
freshly ground pepper
1 pound ground beef (85 percent lean is best)
1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup pineapple, cut into rough 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons fish sauce (substitute 1 tablespoon soy sauce if you want)
juice of 2 limes
1/4 cup cilantro leaves
1/4 cup parsley leaves
12 romaine leaves (from 1 large head or 2 small heads)

PREPARATION
Heat oil in a large skillet — preferably cast iron but stainless steel will work, too — over medium heat. Add minced ginger and garlic and season with a pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the ginger and garlic are aromatic and starting to turn light brown, about 1 minute.

Add ground beef and season with another pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir everything together so that the ginger and garlic are evenly mixed into the ground beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, just until the beef is cooked through, about 4 minutes.

Add green beans, pineapple, and fish sauce to the ground beef mixture in the skillet. Stir together and continue to cook, just until the green beans and pineapple are slightly warm, about 1 minute.

Turn off your burner so that the skillet is off the heat. Add lime juice, cilantro, and parsley, and stir everything to mix it all together evenly.

To serve, lay three romaine lettuce leaves down on each of your four plates, so that the plates are almost entirely covered. Spoon the ground beef mixture into the lettuce boats, dividing it evenly among all of them.

Asian Beef and Pineapple Lettuce Boats

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