Ginger Beef Lettuce Wraps
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 2:38pm

Ingredients




1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin
3 tablespoons dry Sherry
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 pound sirloin or tenderloin sliced very thin
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1/2 cup thinly-sliced ginger root
6 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 1/2 cups snow peas, each cut in thirds
2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
1 butter lettuce head leaves separated

Preparation

1 Combine 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon Sherry, 1 tablespoon garlic and cornstarch in medium bowl. Add beef and stir well. Set aside. 2 Combine remaining soy sauce, mirin, Sherry and sesame oil and sugar in small bowl. Set aside. 3 Heat peanut oil in a large wok or skillet over high heat. Add ginger and remaining garlic and cook until very fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook 2 minutes more. Add reserved beef and snow peas and cook, stirring, until beef is no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Add sauce mixture and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute. 4 Serve ginger beef in bowl, topped with peanuts, with lettuce on side. Wrap some of beef in leaf and eat with fingers. 5 This recipe yields 4 servings. 6 NOTES :