Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps

Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps
BY LENA ABRAHAM
Found http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a54220/hibachi-steak-lettuce-wraps-recipe/

JON BOULTON
Hibachi at home!

TOTAL TIME: 0:25
PREP: 0:25
LEVEL: EASY
SERVES: 4
INGREDIENTS

1/3 c. water
1/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. rice wine vinegar
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. Ginger powder
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 lb. Sirloin steak, cut into strips
kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Lettuce leaves, for serving
Sesame seeds, for garnish
sriracha, for serving
2 tbsp. chopped green onions

DIRECTIONS

In a medium saucepan, combine water, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, cornstarch and spices. Whisk completely to combine. When mixture begins to boil, remove from heat.

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Cook bell peppers until partially cooked, about 5 minutes. Add the steak and cook until slightly under your desired doneness. Season with salt and pepper, and pour over sauce.

Simmer until sauce has reduced slightly and steak is cooked. Place scoops of beef mixture into lettuce leaves. Garnish with sesame seeds, Sriracha, and green onions. Serve.

OR

HIBACHI STEAK LETTUCE WRAPS
Found http://blackberrybabe.com/2017/02/16/hibachi-steak-lettuce-wraps-2/

Serves 3

Prep Time10 min
 Cook Time10 min
Total Time20 min

Ingredients
16 ounces steak, cut into bite sized pieces
1/8 tsp salt, pepper and garlic powder
1 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
2 tbsp salted butter
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 box Uncle Ben’s® Long Grain & Wild Rice, Fast Cook Recipe
5 tbsp yum yum sauce (see notes)
lettuce leaves, for wraps

Instructions

Cook rice according to package instructions.

In large skillet, heat oil on medium high until it just begins to smoke.

Season steak pieces with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add to hot skillet. Allow to sear for 1 to 1.5 minutes, or until the side is lightly caramelized, then flip each piece and sear for another 1 to 1.5 minutes. Add butter and soy sauce, saute for up to a minute until the butter is melted. This should get the steak to about medium rare (using 1 minute on each side) or medium well (using 1.5 minutes on each side).

In each lettuce leaf, layer rice, steak and yum yum sauce. Serve while steak is still hot.

Notes
Yum Yum sauce is a creamy mayonnaise based sauce served at Japanese steakhouses. I typically keep a bottle of it in my refrigerator, because we use it a lot. You can also make it on your own in about 5 minutes by following this yummy recipe: http://pinchofyum.com/yum-yum-sauce. Or, try a sriracha aioli which is fairly easy to find these days in the condiment aisle.

5 minute yum yum sauce
serves: 1 cup sauce

INGREDIENTS
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon sugar or agave
1 teaspoon all-purpose spice mix (garlic powder, paprika, etc.)
salt to taste
2 tablespoons water

INSTRUCTIONS
Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. That's it. You're done. Rock on.

NOTES
I like to leave the water for last so I can control the thickness (sometimes I want it to be more runny to drizzle on things, and sometimes I want it more thick for more of a dip).

For the spice mix, I usually just have something on hand that is a generic grill seasoning or chicken seasoning or something and that works just fine. If you don't have a mix on hand, start with a little garlic powder and then add paprika or cayenne to taste.