Asian Spiced Lettuce Cups

This is such an easy-to-make, fast, nutritious meal with lots of fresh Asian flavours. Kids love putting it together, so serve it buffet style and let them choose a lettuce cup, then they can fill and roll it themselves.

Serves: 4–6

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Recipe


Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 500g turkey or chicken mince
  • 1 red onion, halved & thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1–2cm ginger, finely grated
  • 1 cup mushrooms, shiitake or Swiss brown, sliced
  • 2–3 carrots, diced or julienned
  • 1 red capsicum, julienned
  • 1 red chilli, seeded & diced (optional)
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tbsp tamari sauce
  • ¼ cup cashew nuts, toasted
  • Juice 1 lime
  • Handful Thai basil, leaves picked
  • Handful Vietnamese or regular mint, leaves picked
  • Handful coriander, leaves picked
  • 1 iceberg or butter lettuce, leaves separated

Method


  • In wok or large pan, heat coconut oil. Add mince, onion, garlic and ginger, increase heat and cook, stirring constantly until mince is cooked (about 5 mins).
  • Add mushroom, carrot, capsicum and chilli. Continue to stir for a few more mins, then add fish sauce, sweet chilli sauce and tamari sauce.
  • Stir through to coat mince well, then turn off heat.
  • Stir in cashews, lime juice and fresh herbs.
  • Place wok or pan on table to self-serve.
  • Break lettuce into leaves and arrange on plate.
  • To serve, place mince in lettuce cup, fold and enjoy.

  

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