Ingredients for - Vietnamese Beef And Lettuce Curry

1. Uncooked long grain white rice 1 cup
2. Water 2 cups
3. White sugar 5 teaspoons
4. Garlic, minced 1 clove
5. Fish sauce ¼ cup
6. Water 5 tablespoons
7. Chile sauce 1 ½ tablespoons
8. Lemon, juiced 1
9. Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons
10. Garlic, minced 3 cloves
11. Ground beef 1 pound
12. Ground cumin 1 tablespoon
13. Canned diced tomatoes 1 (28 ounce) can
14. Lettuce leaves, torn into 1/2 inch wide strips 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Vietnamese Beef And Lettuce Curry

1 . Stage

In a pot, bring the rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 25 minutes.

2 . Stage

In a bowl, mash together the sugar and 1 clove garlic with a pestle. Mix in the fish sauce, water, chile sauce, and lemon juice.

3 . Stage

Heat the oil in a wok over high heat, and quickly saute the 3 cloves garlic. Mix the beef into the wok, season with cumin, and cook until evenly brown. Pour in the tomatoes and about 1/2 the fish sauce mixture. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes, until thickened.

4 . Stage

Toss the lettuce into the beef mixture. Serve at once over the cooked rice with the remaining fish sauce mixture on the side.