Spicy Pork Lettuce Cups

• 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 12 ounces lean ground pork
• 1 1/2 cups diced seeded cucumber
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/3 cup diced carrot
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup salted, dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
• 1/2 serrano chile, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 16 Boston lettuce leaves

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl, mixing gently until just combined; let stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork mixture to pan; saute 5 minutes or until pork is browned, stirring to crumble. Place pork mixture in a large bowl. Add cucumber and next 5 ingredients (through serrano), and stir to combine.
3. Combine lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add juice mixture to pork mixture; toss. Place about 1/3 cup pork mixture in each lettuce leaf.
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fresh ginger, garlic, lean ground pork, cucumber, red bell pepper, carrot, fresh cilantro, peanuts, serrano chile, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, boston lettuce leaves

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