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.If you're going low-carb, consider replacing the rice with these awesome Hibachi Vegetables!
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, sauté 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 sauté mushrooms before the steak using the same ingredients and technique to make this a complete meal!
I used a seasoned rice blend (Uncle Ben’s® Long Grain & Wild Rice), which adds great flavor. Feel free to use the rice of your choice, or omit the rice altogether!