Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

• 16 ounces sirloin steak, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/8 teaspoon salt, pepper and garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
• 2 tablespoon salted butter
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 box Uncle Ben’s® Long Grain & Wild Rice, Fast Cook Recipe
• 5 tablespoon yum yum sauce (see notes)
• lettuce leaves, for wraps

Instructions:

1. Cook rice according to package instructions.
2. In large skillet, heat oil on medium high until it just begins to smoke.
3. Season steak pieces with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add to hot skillet. Allow to sear for 1 to 1.5 minutes, or until the side is lightly caramelized, then flip each piece and sear for another 1 to 1.5 minutes.
4. Add butter and soy sauce, saute for up to a minute until the butter is melted. This should get the steak to about medium rare (using 1 minute on each side) or medium well (using 1.5 minutes on each side).
5. In each lettuce leaf, layer rice, steak and yum yum sauce. Serve while steak is still hot.

Notes

1. Yum Yum sauce is a creamy mayonnaise based sauce served at Japanese steakhouses. I typically keep a bottle of it in my refrigerator, because we use it a lot. You can also make it on your own in about 5 minutes by following this yummy recipe: http://pinchofyum.com/yum-yum-sauce. Or, try a sriracha aioli which is fairly easy to find these days in the condiment aisle.
2. A squeeze of lemon juice over the beef is delicious, too.
3. You can saute mushrooms before the steak using the same ingredients and technique to make this a complete meal!