Thai Roast Beef and Lettuce Rolls

• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce*
• 1/4 cup granulated or light brown sugar
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons minced small fresh green chile such as Thai or serrano, including seeds, or 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
• 16 very thin slices rare roast beef (3/4 to 1 lb)
• 16 large lettuce leaves, from 1 head Boston or 2 heads Bibb
• 16 fresh mint sprigs
• 16 fresh cilantro sprigs
• 2 carrots, cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks

1. Whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and chile in a medium bowl until sugar is dissolved.
2. Toss roast beef with half of sauce to coat.
3. Season with salt.
4. Arrange leaves, sprigs, and carrots on a platter and serve with beef.
5. To assemble, fill each lettuce leaf with a slice of beef, a mint sprig, a cilantro sprig, and some carrots.
6. Serve with remaining sauce.
7. *Available at Asian markets and some supermarkets.

lime juice, fish sauce, light brown sugar, garlic, green chile, beef, lettuce leaves, mint sprigs, cilantro, carrots

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/thai-roast-beef-and-lettuce-rolls-109624 (may not work)