Vietnamese Beef And Lettuce Curry
Serves: 5
Keyon Hand
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
46
Spice
64
Sweetness
47
Sourness
34
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
5 tbsps
Water5 tsps
White Sugar3 cloves
Garlic (minced)1 cup
Fish Sauce1.5 tbsps
Chile Sauce2 tbsps
Vegetable Oil450 g
Ground Beef1 tbsp
Ground CuminDirections:
1
In a pot, bring the rice and water to a boil
2
Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 25 minutes
3
In a bowl, mash together the sugar and 1 clove garlic with a pestle
4
Mix in the fish sauce, water, chile sauce, and lemon juice
5
Heat the oil in a wok over high heat, and quickly saute the 3 cloves garlic
6
Mix the beef into the wok, season with cumin, and cook until evenly brown
7
Pour in the tomatoes and about 1/2 the fish sauce mixture
8
Reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes, until thickened
9
Toss the lettuce into the beef mixture
10
Serve at once over the cooked rice with the remaining fish sauce mixture on the side