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Vietnamese lettuce wraps

Adapted from Taste of Home by Lori, Yorkville CSA
A somewhat complicated recipe but well worth it.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Let rest 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Salad, sandwich
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

For the dressing

  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 2 TBS sugar
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 medium carrots julienned
  • ½ medium onion cut into thin slices

For the filling

  • ½ lb ground pork chicken, or turkey
  • 1 TBS minced fresh gingerroot
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 TBS reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 TBS mirin
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp fish sauce optional

Assembly

  • 8 Bibb lettuce leaves
  • ½ small cucumber finely chopped
  • ½ small sweet pepper finely chopped
  • 1 scallion chopped
  • 1 TBS each coarsely chopped fresh basil cilantro, and mint
  • 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 TBS salted peanuts chopped
  • Hoisin sauce
  • lime wedges for serving

Instructions
 

Keyword appetizers, chicken/turkey, dairy-free, entertaining, lunch, meat, salad, sandwich, sneaking veggies!