Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps

These Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps are a quick and easy dinner when you’re pinched for time! Quick cooked steak, rice and yum yum sauce are wrapped in lettuce leaves.

I have really been struggling with dinner lately! Seriously, these Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps are the best I’ve done in a LONG time! My husband has been traveling a ton for work, which then adds to my daily workload on the home front.

It’s hard for me to justify a cooking a big meal when it’s just my son and me. We’ve been doing a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and mac and cheese. Just the easy stuff that I know my 3-year old will eat!

Last Thursday, my son looked at me and said, “Mama, I want a steak!” It cracked me up, but truly, the boy loves his red meat. And he was obviously tired of PB&J! After I picked him up from school, we ran by the store to pick up some steak. It was way too cold to fire up the grill, so I decided to cook the steak hibachi style. And through a little creativity these Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps were born. And oh my gosh, are they ever good!

Cooking up the steak in the skillet is a VERY quick process since the steak is sliced into bite sized pieces. I love this recipe not just because it’s quick, but because it uses very simple ingredients; lettuce, steak, butter, and soy sauce are the base of this recipe. 

I beefed up the ingredients by making some rice as well, which is optional! On the steak lettuce wraps, I layered cooked wild rice, hot steak from the skillet, and topped it with green onion and a bit of yum yum sauce! Absolutely delish! 

This Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wrap recipe is one that saves very well for leftovers. I had a bit of steak and rice left, so I mixed them together and packed them for my lunch the next day! It reheated beautifully and gave me an easy, healthy lunch.

I should note that for the yum yum sauce, I had some pre-made sauce from a local restaurant. 

Yum yum sauce is pretty easy to find in grocery stores or Amazon these days. If you prefer, you can make it in less than 5 minutes using this recipe. I’ve also used this delicious egg roll dipping sauce as a topping!

If you love these easy steak lettuce wraps, I think you’ll also love this Asian Chicken Rice Bowl , this Easy Turkey Shepherd’s Pie and my favorite Avocado Toast with Fried Egg.

Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps

These Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps are a quick and easy dinner when you’re pinched for time! Quick cooked steak, rice and yum yum sauce are wrapped in lettuce leaves.

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Course: Main Course

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 -3

Calories: 638kcal

Author: Michelle Goth

Ingredients

• 16 ounces sirloin steak cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/8 tsp salt pepper and garlic powder
• 1 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
• 2 tbsp salted butter
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 box Uncle Ben’s® Long Grain & Wild Rice Fast Cook Recipe
• 5 tbsp yum yum sauce see notes
• lettuce leaves for wraps

Instructions

• Cook rice according to package instructions.
• In large skillet, heat oil on medium high until it just begins to smoke.
• Season steak pieces with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add to hot skillet. Allow to sear for 1 to 1.5 minutes, or until the side is lightly caramelized, then flip each piece and sear for another 1 to 1.5 minutes.
• Add butter and soy sauce, saute for up to a minute until the butter is melted. This should get the steak to about medium rare (using 1 minute on each side) or medium well (using 1.5 minutes on each side).
• In each lettuce leaf, layer rice, steak and yum yum sauce. Serve while steak is still hot.

Notes

• Yum Yum sauce is a creamy mayonnaise based sauce served at Japanese steakhouses. I typically keep a bottle of it in my refrigerator, because we use it a lot. You can also make it on your own in about 5 minutes by following this yummy recipe: http://pinchofyum.com/yum-yum-sauce. Or, try a sriracha aioli which is fairly easy to find these days in the condiment aisle.
• A squeeze of lemon juice over the beef is delicious, too.
• You can saute mushrooms before the steak using the same ingredients and technique to make this a complete meal!

Nutrition

Serving: 3 | Calories: 638kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 772mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g

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