Vietnamese Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Recipe
- 1.5 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots (substitute onion if needed)
- 1 minced jalapeno pepper
- 1.5 pounds peeled medium shrimp
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 large head green lettuce, leaves washed and peeled
- 1 cup brown or white rice
- Cook the rice in a rice cooker or on stove.
- Combine lime juice, fish sauce and sugar.
- Set aside.
- Heat a large wok or saute pan over high.
- Add oil, swirl to coat.
- Add shallots (or onion), garlic, and jalepeno to wok and stir fry for 30-60 seconds.
- Add shrimp and cook, stirring for 3 minutes.
- Stir in juice mixture.
- Serve with lettuce leaves, rice, and cilantro on the side.
- Put rice, shrimp, and cilantro in the lettuce leaf, roll, and eat!
- Everyone makes their own.
- Note: if you have kids, stir fry the Jalapeno separately from the other ingredients and serve it in a separate bowl like the Cilantro.
- The Jalapenos are a must have for adults, but a bit spicy for kids.
lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, vegetable oil, shallots, jalapeno pepper, shrimp, fresh cilantro, green lettuce, brown
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/vietnamese-shrimp-lettuce-wraps-1439 (may not work)