Southeast Asian Pork and Lemongrass Meatball Kebabs Wrapped in Lettuce Leaves with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 5 thin rounds jalapeno or other small chile
- 1 tablespoon coarsely grated carrot
- Peanut or canola oil, if sauteing
- 1 pound Southeast Asian Pork and Lemongrass Sausage (page 59), formed into 1-inch balls
- 24 red-leaf or butter lettuce leaves
- 1/4 cup shredded fresh mint leaves
- To make the dipping sauce, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and stir to mix.
- Use right away or set aside at room temperature for up to several hours.
- (The sauce is best used without refrigerating and is perkiest if used the same day it is made.)
- Prepare a medium-hot grill, or film the bottom of a large saute pan with oil and place over medium-high heat.
- If grilling, soak 12 to 16 small bamboo skewers in water to cover while the grill heats.
- If cooking on a grill, drain the skewers and thread 2 or 3 sausage balls onto each one.
- Place them on the grill rack directly over the heat source.
- If sauteing, place as many meatballs as will fit without crowding in the pan.
- Cook, turning the balls frequently, until brown all around and no longer pink in the center but still moist, 8 to 10 minutes, by either method.
- To serve, arrange the lettuce leaves, slightly overlapping, on a platter.
- Transfer the meatballs to the platter as they are cooked, setting them atop the lettuce.
- Sprinkle the mint over the meatballs.
- Divide the dipping sauce among a few small bowls and set the bowls around the table so the sauce is within easy reach of all the diners.
- Each diner lifts a lettuce leaf, enfolding 1 or 2 of the meatballs, and dips the leaf package into the sauce.
lime juice, cider vinegar, fish sauce, water, sugar, thin, carrot, peanut, sausage, redleaf, mint leaves
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/southeast-asian-pork-and-lemongrass-meatball-kebabs-wrapped-in-lettuce-leaves-with-vietnamese-dipping-sauce-389512 (may not work)