WFDT

Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps

Off the cuff measurements, cheap, easy, quick and very good.


Filling ingredients:

Ground meat of choice (I'll be using 2 lbs of turkey and beef mixed)
8 oz of fresh mushrooms, any kind, diced
2 or 3 shallots, minced
2 or 3 garlic cloves, minced
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 jalapeño peppers, minced
@2 T each peanut sauce and hoisin sauce
2 T each of rice wine vinegar and fish sauce
A few shots of Rooster sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Brown the meat, drain most excess oil. Add the mushrooms, shallot, garlic, vinegar and fish sauce. Medium high heat for a minute or so. Add the jalapeño pepper, ginger, hoisin and peanut sauces. Stir in...simmer a minute or so. Add the red bell pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Remove from heat.


To serve, use bib lettuce leaves, garnish with fresh cilantro, julienned cucumber, a squeeze of lime and more Rooster sauce if you can take the heat. Damn good.