Thai Lettuce Wraps
- 1 cup Cooked baby shrimp
- 1 package Romain hearts
- 1/3 cup Dry shredded unsweetened coconut
- 2 pieces Green onions, sliced very finely
- 2 cloves Garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons Grated galangal or ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried crushed child or sambas ouelek to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Chill powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons Good quality coconut milk
- 1 piece Lime cut into wedges
- 1/3 cup Fresh coriander
- 1/3 cup Dry roasted peanuts
- Place coconut in dry frying pan set over medium heat. Dry fry until light golden amd fragrant. Immediately transfer to bowl to cool.
- Whether you use ( cooked) fish or shrimp, make sure they are well drained ( gently squeeze out any excess water). Chop pieces up small.
- Add most of the ground or finely chopped peanuts to a bowl along with seafood, reserving 1 tbsp for garnish
- Next add green onions, garlic, galangal or ginger, child, child powder, sugar and fish sauce. Stir well.
- Add coconut milk amd gently stir again. You can refrigerate at this point.
- Before serving, add toasted coconut ( in order to preserve crunch), reserving 1 tbsp for garnish. Stir again.
- To assemble as an appy, slice romaine hearts in about 3 pieces width wise and set on a platter. Scoop a good sized tablespoon on each leaf.
- Top each one with a sprinkling of peanuts and coconut.
- Add a final sprinkling of fresh coriander amd serve with lime wedges.
- When ready to eat, squeeze a bit of lime over each
shrimp, hearts, unsweetened coconut, green onions, garlic, ginger, child, chill powder, sugar, fish sauce, coconut milk, fresh coriander, peanuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/thai-lettuce-wraps-5893560a6ad0bdd91204c553 (may not work)