The theme for this months Creative Cooking Crew challenge was: Pickle it! We had to pickle an ingredient and incorporate it in a complete dish.
I decided to pickle one of my favorite Latin ingredients, Jalapeños!And for the complete dish, I made Beef Lettuce Wraps with Pickled Jalapeños.
I love this dish because it is very versatile and flavorful. You can make it with shrimp, chicken, turkey, crab meat, fish or even tofu for a vegetarian version.
Don’t forget to check the list of all the recipes from the other bloggers on Foodalogue on September 30th!
Buen provecho!
Ingredients
- 8 large Jalapenos, sliced
- 1/2 cup White Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Water
- 3 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Pickled Jalapeños
For the Beef Wraps:
6 leaves iceberg Lettuce
1 pound ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup grated carrots
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt and pepper
Fresh cilantro, chopped
Diced avocado for serving
Red onion, sliced for serving
Grape tomatoes, quarter for serving
Directions
- To pickle de jalapeños: In a small pot place the water, vinegar, sugar and salt.
- Bring to a boil and add the jalapeños. Remove the from the stove and set a side for about 10 minutes.
- lace the jalapenos and liquid into a jar. Let them cool at room temperature.
- To make the wraps: In a sauce pan heat oil and add the onion, carrots and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the cumin and mix well. Add the ground beef and cook until it is cooked through, stirring often.
- Season with salt and pepper. Add chopped fresh cilantro. Place about 3 tablespoons of the filling in each lettuce and top with the pickled jalapeños, red onion, tomatoes and avocado.
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Juliana says
The beef wrap sure sounds and looks mouthwatering…like the pickled jalapenos…they sure give this wrap a nice kick.
Hope you have a great week Erica 😀
Belinda @zomppa says
I love lettuce wraps – always so refreshing!
Shannon says
those look absolutely delicious. I’ve got a ton of peppers from my csa, and now I know what to do with them!
Velva says
This looks great! I have been pickling all summer and I have a ton of jalapeños. This really got my attention.
Velva
Joan Nova says
Looks delicious Erica — I’m a big fan of lettuce wraps and I think pickled jalapenos are a great accompaniment (and the avocado too!)
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
Love lettuce wraps! This looks so delectable.
Jeannie Tay says
I love eating the pickled jalapeno with noodles, great idea to use on wraps too!
grace says
what a colorful and delicious filling! i’d like to shake the hand of the first person who ever filled a lettuce leaf with goodies. 🙂
Joanne says
I have a jar of pickled jalapenos in the fridge and I’m thinking lettuce wraps is definitely going to be how I use them up! So impressed that you pickled them yourself!
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz says
These wraps look delicious and I love your pickled jalapeno. I do not eat them often so I usually loose the extra ones I have. Now I can preserve them.
Norma - Platanos, Mangoes and Me! says
Hot and spicy and great pictures.
Victoria says
Great minds think alike! I pickled jalapenos as well. These wraps are a great way to feature them!
christo says
Pickled jalapeños always remind me of being a teenager in New Mexico going to this place called Chelsea Pub and ordering iced tea and nachos with extra jalapeños – we felt so grown up
deana says
When I had a vegetable garden, making pickled jalapenos was one of my favorite things… then I would have plenty to eat all year long on EVERYTHING because they were so good. I always pickled the whole pepper and never tried slicing it… lovely idea and they look marvelous with the lettuce wraps.
Lori Lynn says
Wow Erica! Such beautiful colorful tasty spicy wraps! I want one right now! Great idea to pickle jalapenos for the CCC pickle event…
Lori Lynn
Maureen C. Berry says
Those wraps look delicious. I should know better than to cruise the CCC round-up during lunchtime! The photos are bursting with color-so fresh. Nicely done.
Chris says
I really like the quick pickling technique, I’ll be using that for other things too.
Jenn and Seth says
your wraps look fantastic and I love the pickled jalapenos! such a tasty dish and looks so wonderfully colorful!