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Summer Beef Cups

Pitmaster Erica Roby shares these easy ground beef lettuce cups with garlic , ginger, and served with a tasty fish sauce.

Cooking

  1. Cook the beef. Heat oil in a skillet, cook garlic + ginger briefly, then add beef. Brown until just cooked.
    Grill Option: Smoke the ground beef on 225°F for pellet grills using Oak or Pecan wood until internal temperature of 165°F.
  2. Mix the sauce. Stir lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and water until balanced.
  3. Prep cups. Keep everything raw, crisp, and colorful.
  4. Assemble. In each lettuce cup:
    • Spoon warm beef
    • Add carrots and cucumber
    • Pile herbs on top
    • Drizzle sauce
    • Sprinkle nuts

Nutrition

Nutrition information per serving, 4 servings: 285 Calories; 16.5 g Total Fat (5.5 g Saturated Fat; 0.5 g Trans Fat; 0.8 g Polyunsaturated Fat; 8 g Monounsaturated Fat); 75 mg Cholesterol; 450 mg Sodium; 8.5 g Total Carbohydrate; 1.0 g Dietary Fiber; 5.1 g Total Sugars; 3.1 g Added Sugars; 25 g Protein; 45.4 mg Calcium; 3.0 mg Iron; 545 mg Potassium; 0.0 mcg Vitamin D; 0.2 mg Riboflavin; 5.9 mg Niacin; 0.5 mg Vitamin B6; 2.4 mcg Vitamin B12; 230 mg Phosphorus; 5.8 mg Zinc; 20 mcg Selenium; 94.8 mg Choline

A serving of this recipe provides an excellent source of protein, zinc, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus and selenium well as a good source of riboflavin, iron, potassium and choline.

Pitmaster Erica Roby