So these are actually more of a Mexican lettuce wrap, but the fillings are the same, so it sounded fun. Lettuce wraps are your perfect healthy fast food! You can use fajita meat, sliced chicken breasts, grilled shrimp or fish, carnitas, sausage and eggs or even leftover tuna or chicken salad!
Normally, a taquito is made with corn and wrapped into a tight “flute” shape (a flauta, which means “flute,” is similar, but it’s made with a flour tortilla instead). So maybe I should have named this “Keto Tacos” instead, but since Keto rhymed better, I took creative license. Do what you want!
Our version of these Mexican favorites are low-carb and use lettuce instead of a tortilla to hold all that yummy protein and spicy goodness!!
Spicy Beef Tomatillo Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 2 lb. grass-fed beef stew meat
- 1 C. Beef Bone Broth
- 1 T. avocado oil or lard
Instructions
- Brown stew meat. Add seasonings and broth.
- Bring to a boil and then lower to a simmer uncovered for 2 hours until meat is tender. (Or for a fast and easy dinner, use the meat setting on your InstantPot – you can still easily saute’ it first and cook it all in one pot – just faster). Remove beef from the pot, shred it, and then toss it with pan juices and a little lime juice. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Serve immediately in lettuce cups topped with salsa, chopped cilantro, onion, pico de guillo, or pineapple.
Verdes Sauce for Dipping:
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 head of garlic, chopped
- 3/4 lb. tomatillos, husked and quartered
- 2-3 diced jalapenos
- 3 T. ground cumin
- 2-3 tsp. sea salt
- 2-3 tsp. black pepper to taste
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. curry
- 3 T. freshly squeezed lime juice
- Lettuce Cups (or organic corn tortillas if not keto)
- Tomatoes, cilantro, diced onions, and Salsa
- 1 bunch cilantro
Simmer all ingredients except cilantro. Use food processor or emulsifiying blend on mixture until smooth. Cool and throw in chopped cilantro. Emulsify again.
