These easy keto spicy beef lettuce wraps are perfect for a fast weeknight dinner!
Lettuce Wraps
Lettuce wraps have been around for a long time and very popular for those on a low carb and/or keto diet. You can truly wrap so many meats up with lettuce and enjoy it as well as the feeling of grasping something low in carbs that isn't bread. You can use lettuce wraps in place of buns for burgers, in place of tortillas for tacos, and even for burritos! When it comes to choosing lettuce, a hearty, strong leaf works best, like Romaine or Butter lettuce which has some flexibility for rolling up.
Tools to Make Beef Lettuce Wraps
Large Frying Pan- A large frying pan comes in handy every day in my house. I use it for cooking up ground beef weekly, hamburgers, salmon, chicken parmesan, and so many more recipe.
Mason Jars- These are great for storing my slow cooker granola, or coffee beans or nuts but for this recipe it's for easily mixing salad dressing!
Meal Planning
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Other Recipes you might like:
- Low Carb Shrimp Salsa Lettuce Wraps
- Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
- Asian Turkey Lettuce wraps
Keto Spicy Beef Lettuce Wraps
Keto Spicy Beef Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
Wraps
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 teaspoon sesame oil toasted
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 1 red chili pepper deseeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon golden monkfruit sweetener Lakanto
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice or ½ lime
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 4 spring onions trimmed and chopped
- 4 Boston lettuce leaves or Romaine separated into leaves, to serve
Dressing
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ red chili pepper thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves chopped
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon golden lankato monkfruit sweetener
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Heat a large frying pan over high heat and add your olive oil.
- Season the ground beef and cook until browned and well done.
- Remove from pan and dispose of leftover fats in pan.
- Place the toasted sesame oil in the pan and heat over medium heat.
- Add the garlic, ginger and chili and cook for 1 minute.
- Be careful not to overcook the garlic as it will become bitter.
- Add the sweetener and cook for a further minute.
- Return the beef to the pan and stir to combine.
- Add the fish sauce, lime juice and zest and combine well.
- Stir over the heat for another minute and then remove from the heat.
- Toss the spring onion greens through at the last minute.
- To make the dressing, combine all of the ingredients in a jar and shake well.
- Serve spoonfuls of the spicy beef in lettuce cups, topped with a drizzle of dressing and extra chili, if desired.
- The beef will keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to one week.
It can also be portioned and frozen.
Notes
Nutrition
Naomi is the force behind Naomi Sherman | Food Creative. She is passionate about recipe development, food photography and styling. An accomplished home cook who was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease eight years ago, Naomi started to explore the connection between healthy, whole food and her symptoms, and a new love was born. She fiercely believes that what you put in your body is one of the most important factors for your physical, and mental, wellbeing.
Noemi
Oh, this looks really good! I'll prepare it for sure. Thanks 🙂