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Thai Lettuce Wraps with Garlic

Ingredients
1 lb. Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef or 96% Lean Ground Round
2 tablespoons shallots
2 tablespoons green onion, finely chopped, including green part
2 to 5 teaspoons fresh red chili, variety chosen according to individual preference
1/2 cup mint leaves, chopped
1/3 cup limejuice
4 tablespoons fish sauce
6 cloves garlic
Romaine Lettuce leaves

Directions
1. In a non-stick pan sauté beef and garlic over medium for about 10 minutes, until thoroughly cooked. Put meat on a mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients.
2. Serve with rice, placing large spoonfuls of each inside a lettuce leaf and eating it as you would a taco.

Makes 4 servings.

Cooking Tip: Nam pla, a primary ingredient in Thai cooking, is also called "fish sauce." You can find it in the Oriental cooking section in your local grocery.

Cooking Tip: Raw green onions have, in a small number of instances, been connected to food-borne illness. The only reliable way to eliminate this risk is to cook green onions thoroughly. Saute in a skillet for 2 mintues.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving
Using Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef
CALORIES 183 (43% from fat); FAT 9.1g (sat 3.0g); PROTEIN 22.2g; CARB 5.5g; FIBER 0.6g; CHOL 60mg; IRON 4.1mg; SODIUM 768mg.

Using Laura's 96% Lean Ground Round
CALORIES 163 (25% from fat); FAT 4.6g (sat 2.0g); PROTEIN 25.2g; CARB 5.5g; FIBER 0.6g; CHOL 60mg; IRON 2.3mg; SODIUM 783mg.