Sticky Beef Lettuce Cups

Name: Sticky Beef Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Spring Onions, sliced; 1 Red Pepper, diced; 4 Garlic Cloves, crushed; 2 Baby Gem Lettuce, leaves removed, washed and dried; 1 Cucumber, diced; 3 tbsp Roasted Peanuts, chopped; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 2 tsp Sweet Chilli Sauce, plus more to serve; 1 tbsp Gochujang Paste; 1 tbsp Honey; 500g Beef Mince; 10g Coriander, chopped; 40 ml Soy Sauce; Maldon salt, to taste; 1 tsp Rice Vinegar; 4 tbsp Aioli

by Dished by Kate

Beef

Dairy Free

4.5

10m prep time

20m total time

Easy level

16 ingredients

Sticky Beef Lettuce Cups recipe by Dished by Kate

I like to think of these lovely little sticky beef lettuce cups as ‘lettuce tacos’ - juicy, gochujang spiced beef, crunchy veggie toppings, a drizzle of spicy aioli and a soft, crunchy lettuce leaf containing it all make them the perfect bite of deliciousness. The trick here is in the bold flavours and the contrasting textures. Something juicy, something crunchy, something creamy and something fresh makes for a wonderful combination. Plus, they take less than 30 minutes and are easy to adapt, based on what you have to hand.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Add the soy sauce, gochujang paste, honey, sweet chilli sauce, rice vinegar and a good grind of black pepper to a bowl, then mix well, then set aside. Mix the aioli with another spoonful of gochujang paste, then set aside.

Step 2

Set a frying pan over medium-high heat, then add the sesame oil. Add the beef mince and break it up with a wooden spoon, then cook until starting to brown, then add the crushed garlic cloves. Stir through the beef.

Step 3

Once the beef is browned, pour in the sauce and stir it through the beef, until it’s well coated. Cook, stirring for another 3 minutes, until the sauce thickens and bubbles up nicely. Taste, and add a little more salt or honey if you think it needs it.

Step 4

Lay out the lettuce cups on a plate, then top with a few heaped tablespoons of the beef. Scatter over a little of the diced cucumber, red pepper and spring onions, then top with the chopped coriander, roasted peanuts and a drizzle of spicy mayo.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

2 Spring Onions, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g
1 Red Pepper, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Pepper
4 Garlic Cloves, crushed 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
2 Baby Gem Lettuce, leaves removed, washed and dried 1 x Sainsbury's Little Gem Lettuce
1 Cucumber, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Large Whole Cucumber
3 tbsp Roasted Peanuts, chopped 1 x Stamford Street Co. Salted Peanuts 200g
1 tbsp Sesame Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Oil, Toasted 250ml
2 tsp Sweet Chilli Sauce, plus more to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Sweet Chilli Sauce 330g
1 tbsp Gochujang Paste 1 x Sun Hee Gochujang Sun Dried Red Chilli Paste 170g
1 tbsp Honey 1 x Stamford Street Co. Clear Honey 340g
500g Beef Mince 1 x Sainsbury's British or Irish 5% Fat Beef Mince 500g
10g Coriander, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
40 ml Soy Sauce 1 x Sainsbury's Soy Sauce Reduced Salt 150ml
Maldon salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
1 tsp Rice Vinegar 1 x Blue Dragon White Rice Vinegar 150ml
4 tbsp Aioli 1 x Heinz Mediterranean Style Aioli Sauce 215g