Spicy Low-Carb Paleo Carne Asada Steak Lettuce Wraps make the perfect quick and easy weeknight meal. A friend asked me to create a few lettuce wrap recipes for her. Somehow I came up with the idea to create steak wraps. This is somewhat surprising because she is a pescatarian and does not eat steak. I became so engaged in creating wraps for her, I wanted to make something for myself as well.
Per Wrap: Calories: 107 Fat: 4.5G Net Carbs: 2G Protein: 16G
Per Wrap (made with optional butter): Calories: 120 Fat: 6G Net Carbs: 2G Protein: 16G
It’s not a secret among my friends and family that my steak marinade is the absolute truth. I love to whip up juicy, mouth-watering steaks. My preferred method is grilled. I find it easier to obtain medium doneness that way.
The grill also offers so much flavor. I grill pretty much any time of the year. I’m not afraid to put on my coat and snow boots during the winter for the sake of a great meal. If you don’t have a grill, stove top or the oven will work just fine.
The steak marinade combined with the minced garlic and Sriracha works so well here. I was pleasantly surprised, yet impressed, when I took my first bite. I could eat these every day. They are also perfect for low-carb diets.
Spicy Low-Carb Paleo Carne Asada Steak Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 6-8 oz of steak sirloin or New York strip
- Romaine lettuce
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 1/2 medium green pepper sliced into thin pieces
- 1/2 medium red pepper sliced into thin pieces
- 1/4 medium orange pepper sliced into thin pieces
- 1/4 medium yellow pepper sliced into thin pieces
- 2 tablespoons of Sriracha
Steak Marinade
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of low sodium soy sauce coconut aminos for paleo
- 2 tablespoons dry, unsweetened Cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons McCormick’s Grill Mates Montreal Steak Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons McCormick’s Grill Mates BBQ Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Wash and trim the fat from the steak. Pat dry.
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Pour ½ tablespoon of soy sauce on each side of the steak (1 tablespoon total).
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Combine the seasonings in a bowl.
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Sprinkle the seasonings on both sides of the steak. Place the steak in a Ziploc bag.
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Add 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce to the Ziploc bag. Seal the bag, removing all air.
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Pat the outside of the bag to ensure added soy sauce saturates the meat.
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Place in fridge to marinate 4-6 hours.
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Grill steak to preferred doneness (i.e. medium).
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OPTIONAL: To ensure a tender, juicy steak, melt 1 tablespoon of grass-fed butter in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir. After the steak has reached the desired doneness, using a cooking brush, brush the butter onto both sides of the steak while it’s on the grill.
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Remove the steak from the grill and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.
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Place the steak horizontally on a cutting board, and slice steak into pieces.
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Chop red onion, garlic, and peppers.
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Spray a pan with cooking oil and add the veggies on medium heat. Allow to cook until garlic becomes fragrant. Add the Sriracha and allow it to cook for another 2 minutes.
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Remove from heat and allow to cool for 2 minutes. Use your judgment here. If you add the steak too soon it will continue to cook the steak.
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Add the steak slices and stir to combine all of the ingredients.
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Spoon the mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf.
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Serve!
Sarah @ Champagne Tastes
I always forget about making lettuce wraps! What a tasty way to eat fillings.. I need to do this now!
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine
So healthy and colorful! Looks like a perfect low carb meal option. You should consider changing the color of text in your comment box– it looks like I am not typing anything, and I have to strain to see what I am writing.
Laura | Wandercooks
High five to the sriracha – that stuff is amazing! Also high five to these wraps – I love using lettuce instead of bread wraps because it doesn’t overpower the flavours going on inside the wrap itself, and also doesn’t make you feel bloated. Never tried steak in a wrap though – looks like I need to make up for that asap! 😀
Hannah Healy
This looks so delicious and healthy.
Debra C.
Excellent choice for a low carb meal. Your dry marinade looks amazing too, loving the cocoa – so much flavor, YUM!
Karly
Ways to survive a low carb life- ALLLL the meats. These look SO good. Like, kinda have the meat sweats just from the photos, good. Ned to make these soon!
staysnatched
Ha yes! I definitely probably overdue it on meat when it comes to low carb. So yummy!
Cliona Keane
Yummy! These look delicious, I do love a low carb recipe, especially for mid-week lunches!
Luci's Morsels
This looks delicious and nutritious! Yum! I love the idea of using steak instead of basic, ground beef.
Cricket Plunkett
Nothing better than a healthy recipe loaded with steak! This is my kind of dinner!
Lindsay Cotter
I could eat these steak wraps every day too! They look so delicious! And that drizzle of Sriarcha is the perfect finish!
Hannah Healy
Wow the colors on these photos are so vibrant.
Megan Pohlman
This looks amazing but I don’t think it’s paleo considering it has soy sauce. Though it can be paleo by using coconut aminos instead!
staysnatched
Great point. Thanks for catching. I will add the substitute.
Simi
Could you recommend some sort of seasoning for ground turkey? I’d like to make these today, but only have ground turkey.
staysnatched
Hi there. McCormick’s Grill Mates also makes a Montreal Chicken Seasoning that works well for ground turkey.