Grilled Beef in Grape Leaf
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 453.59 g ground beef
- 59.14 ml white onion, finely diced
- 2.46 ml black pepper
- 1.23 ml cayenne pepper
- 14.79 ml peanuts, ground
- 2.46 ml fish sauce
- 4.92 ml Thai basil, finely chopped
- 44.37 ml honey
- 7.39 ml sugar
- 7.39 ml salt
- 4-6 grape leaves
- 3 butter lettuce leaves, trimmed, will form lettuce cups
- 3 mint leaves
- 3 kaffir lime leaves (ideally laksa leaves are best)
- 3 Thai basil
- 3 leaf cilantro
- 6 carrots (cut into sticks)
- 6 jicama (cut into sticks)
directions
- MIx all of the ingredients for the grape leaf beef (except the grape leaves) thoroughly. Roll into 1/2 ounce logs and wrap each log with a grape leaf.
- Skewer the grape leaf beef and grill on both sides until done, about 6 to 8 minutes. Set aside.
- To serve, place one leaf of each herb in each of the lettuce cups. Remove the beef from the skewers and stack them on top of each of the lettuce cups 2 by 2 by 2.
- Prepare Lemon Grass Sauce - reference recipe # 316596 and pour into a ramekin and place on the plate next to the beef. Stack the carrots and jicama on the plate.
- Wine recommendation: Pair with a spicy red, e.g. South African Pinotage from Hamilton Russell or Diemersdal.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sondra Beth
United States
I'm from Vancouver WA and work in the Medical Device industry.. Cooking is a great outlet. I love finding fun and interesting recipes to modify and make my own :) then share with my friends & family.