Thai-Style Ground Beef

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon asian fish sauce 
• 1 teaspoon bottled garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar 
• 4 servings cilantro leaves chopped
• 1 pound ground sirloin lean
• 1 cup leek thinly sliced
• 0.5 cup coconut milk light
• 1.5 tablespoons juice of lime fresh
• 0.3 teaspoon lime rind grated
• 1 teaspoon curry paste red (such as Thai Kitchen)
• 3 cups short-grain rice hot cooked
• 1 cup tomato sauce 

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
2. Add leek; saut 5 minutes.
3. Add garlic; saut 1 minute.
4. 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).
5. Add milk and next 4 ingredients (through fish sauce); cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
6. Serve with the rice and lettuce wedges, if desired.
7. Garnish with cilantro and green onions, if desired.