Thai Style Ground Beef

Submitted by Becca Leeper, from the following.....http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/thai-style-ground-beef-10000001141966/

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

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.