Thai pork lettuce cups
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Background
I like serving these Thai pork lettuce cups at drink parties, particularly during the Summer. The pork filling can be made ahead and kept in the fridge - reheating it is super quick and easy, then you’re ready to serve. You can mix the pork filling with steamed jasmine rice if you like before serving!
Ingredients
- For the pork:
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 500g lean pork mince
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp palm sugar
- For the paste:
- 1.5 cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 stick lemongrass, chopped
- 1 shallot or 2 spring onions, chopped
- To serve:
- 2 little gems or 1 small romaine lettuce, leaves separated
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander, chopped
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 4 spring onions, finely sliced
- Sweet chilli sauce
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Put the paste ingredients in a small food processor and pulse until you get a coarse paste.
- Heat a drop of sesame oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the pork mince and stir-fry for about 8 mins until brown. Move to a plate, discard the liquid. Add the remaining oil to the wok and stir-fry the paste for a minute or so then put back the pork. Add the fish sauce, sugar and juice of ½ lime. Stir until the pork starts to caramelise.
- Remove from the heat and add the chopped herbs and spring onion. Mix well.
- Lay the salad leaves on a large serving platter and spoon some mince into each lettuce cups. Drizzle with sweet chilli sauce and scatter some coriander leaves all over them.
- Serve with the lime wedges.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Appetizer - Nibbles & Bites - Quick & Easy - Snacks - Stir Fry
- Cuisines: - Thai
- Occasions: - Dinner Party - Parties - Picnic - Sports Food
- Ingredients: - Pork
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Low Carb - Nut Free - Paleo
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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