Grilled Beef In Grape Leaf

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup onion, finely diced
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon peanuts, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon thai basil, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 4 -6 grape leaves
• 3 butter lettuce leaves, trimmed, will form lettuce cups
• 3 mint leaves
• 3 kaffir lime leaves (ideally laksa leaves are best)
• 3 thai basil
• 3 leaves cilantro
• 6 carrots (cut into sticks)
• 6 jicama (cut into sticks)

Recipe

• 1 mix all of the ingredients for the grape leaf beef (except the grape leaves) thoroughly. roll into 1/2 ounce logs and wrap each log with a grape leaf.
• 2 skewer the grape leaf beef and grill on both sides until done, about 6 to 8 minutes. set aside.
• 3 to serve, place one leaf of each herb in each of the lettuce cups. remove the beef from the skewers and stack them on top of each of the lettuce cups 2 by 2 by 2.
• 4 prepare lemon grass sauce - reference cheerios treats and pour into a ramekin and place on the plate next to the beef. stack the carrots and jicama on the plate.
• 5 wine recommendation: pair with a spicy red, e.g. south african pinotage from hamilton russell or diemersdal.