Blog #61: I love all kinds of tacos. I am open to try and create new tacos whenever I get the chance. This time around I wanted to try an Asian inspired dish. In my home, we love Asian marinades and salads. This dish works perfect with lettuce as the base, instead of a flour tortilla. The meat has a nice sweet sauce that would feel too heavy in a tortilla or taco shell. I wanted the taste of the beef and carrots to stand out! I also don’t enjoy rice in tacos. It is traditional but I don’t enjoy the texture.

These tacos are delicious. I have made lettuce tacos before but this is my first Asian inspired lettuce tacos. It made a wonderful light, yet filling dish. It was a little messy since the lettuce is obviously thin and tears easily compared to a tortilla or taco shell. You can easily just take a fork and knife if that makes it easier for you.

There are endless possibilities on making tacos with whatever ingredients you’d like. Traditional or non-traditional. Whatever floats your boat. Let me know what you think!

I have shrimp and think I will make one my favorite Shrimp Tacos for #TacoTuesday and this taco will also be on my list again this week!

Beef Lettuce Cups

Recipe by Azilde ElizabethCourse: LunchCuisine: AsianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

tacos without the taco shell!

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of Sirloin Beef, cut into thin strips

• 1 Lime

• 1/4 Cup of Orange Juice

• 2 Tbs of Honey

• 3 Tbs. of Soy Sauce (I use Amino Acids)

• 1/4 tsp of Salt

• 1/8 tsp of Pepper

• 1/2 tsp of Onion Powder

• 1/2 tsp of Garlic Powder

• Red pepper Flakes (optional)

• 2 Tbs Olive Oil

• 2 Carrots, Ribbon peeled or shredded

• 10-12 Butter Lettuce Leaves

• 1 – 1 1/2 Cups of rice, cooked

• 2 Scallions, sliced

• Sesame Seeds

Directions

• In a small bowl mix half of the lime, honey, soy sauce, salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder. Add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes to your liking and marinade the beef with the marinade
• In a pan, add the olive oil. Once the pan is hot add the beef and cook on MED and cover for about 7 min. Remove the lid and stir. Turn heat to HI and stir until all pieces are nice and brown.
• Now that the meat is done you can start to assemble. Take the lettuce cups and add some rice, beef, carrots, scallions, red pepper flakes, sprinkle. of sesame seeds and a splash of lime!

What are your favorite tacos?

Enjoy and stay safe!

<3 Azilde