Vietnamese-Style Lettuce Cups
- 2 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp. fresh ginger
- 2 red or green chiles
- 1 tbsp. peanut oil
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 2 tsp. finely grated lime zest
- 1/4 c. fish sauce
- 1/4 c. fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp. superfine sugar or granulated sugar
- 12 small iceberg, Bibb, or Boston lettuce leaves
- 5 radishes
- 4 small shallots
- Fresh mint sprigs
- Lime wedges
- In a small bowl, combine garlic, ginger, and half of the chiles.
- In a large wok or a large, deep skillet, heat oil over high heat.
- Add garlic mixture and stir-fry 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Add pork and cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes, until pork begins to brown and is no longer pink.
- Add lime zest, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar and cook 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat; taste to adjust seasonings if necessary.
- Spoon into lettuce cups; sprinkle with radishes, shallots, mint, and remaining chiles.
- Serve with lime wedges.
clove garlic, fresh ginger, red, peanut oil, ground pork, lime zest, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, bibb, radishes, shallots, mint sprigs, wedges
Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/vietnamese-style-lettuce-cups-recipe-rbk0113 (may not work)