Thai-Style Ground Beef

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 cup thinly sliced leek
• 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
• 1 pound lean ground sirloin
• 1 teaspoon red curry paste (such as Thai Kitchen)
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup light coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
• 3 cups hot cooked short-grain rice
• Iceberg lettuce wedges (optional)
• Chopped cilantro
• Chopped green onions (optional)

Preparation

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add leek; sauté 5 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add beef; cook 7 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in curry paste and tomato sauce; cook until half of liquid evaporates (about 2 minutes). Add milk and next 4 ingredients (through fish sauce); cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with the rice and lettuce wedges, if desired. Garnish with cilantro and green onions, if desired.