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Thai Beef Lettuce Wraps | Instant Pot Recipe

sliced steak with lettuce wraps, chopped carrots and peanut sauce
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Thai Beef Lettuce Wraps are so quick and easy to make with the help of the Instant Pot!  Serve it with butter lettuce and peanut sauce, and dive in.

Ingredients

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For the Meat and Marinade

  • ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tablespoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1 Tablespoon maple syrup or honey
  • 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 Tablespoon chili garlic sauce
  • 1 – 2 pounds flank steak, sliced against the grain into thin strips

 

For serving

Butter lettuce, sliced jalapeños, grated carrots, chopped cilantro, crushed peanuts, cooked white or brown rice

 

For the Peanut Sauce

  • ¼ cup natural, unsweetened peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
  • Warm water if needed, to thin

Instructions

  1. Blend marinade ingredients until smooth.
  2. Place the marinade ingredients and flank steak in a ziplock bag or storage container and lightly shake to combine all the seasonings.
  3. Store in refrigerator overnight for the best flavor, making sure the steak is immersed in the marinade (see note about marinating).
  4. After the meat has marinated, pour all of the bag’s contents into the pressure cooker pot.  Arrange the meat so it is in a flat layer on the bottom as much as possible.
  5. Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position.  Cook at high pressure for 8 minutes.
  6. While the meat is cooking, place Peanut Sauce ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Add water, a teaspoon at a time, if needed to thin.  You want it to be pourable.
  7. When pressure cooking is complete, let the pressure release naturally for 5 – 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure.
  8. To serve, lay butter lettuce leaves on a plate.  Add a spoonful of rice, top with steak, grated carrots, jalapeno slices, and chopped cilantro.  Drizzle peanut sauce on top and add a sprinkle of chopped peanuts.  

Notes

  • Always slice meat against the grain for a more tender chew.
  • May omit the rice for a low-carb version.
  • Regarding marinating, the meat will be more tender and have more flavor with an overnight marinade.  However, pressure cooking does a good job at infusing the meat with flavor, so if you’re short on time, add the marinade ingredients and the steak to the pressure cooker pot and cook right away. 

Find it online: https://instafreshmeals.com/thai-beef-lettuce-wraps/