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Spicy mince & lettuce cups recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

  • 4servings
  • 15minutes
  • 253calories

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Nutrition Info . . .

NutrientsProteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Cellulose
VitaminsA, B1, B2, B3, B6, H, C, E
MineralsSelenium, Copper, Iodine, Fluorine, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Cobalt, Molybdenum

Ingredients Jump to Instructions ↓

  1. 1 tbsp sunflower oil

  2. large piece fresh root ginger , peeled and grated

  3. 2 garlic cloves , crushed

  4. 2 red chillies , deseeded and finely sliced

  5. 500g minced chicken , turkey or pork

  6. 85g light brown sugar

  7. 2 tbsp fish sauce

  8. juice 1 lime

  9. 2 lime leaves , finely shredded

  10. mix of iceberg lettuce , Little Gem and cos leaves

  11. large handful mint and coriander leaves, very roughly chopped

  12. handful toasted peanuts , roughly chopped

  13. 2 shallots , finely sliced into rings

  14. 1 lime , cut into wedges

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the ginger, garlic and chillies for 1 min. Add the mince, then cook on a high heat until golden brown, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go. Sprinkle over the brown sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and shredded lime leaves, then cook everything down until sticky.

  2. Tip the mince into a serving bowl, then serve with a bowl of lettuce leaves for wrapping the mince in; the herbs, shallots and peanuts for scattering over; and the lime wedges for squeezing.

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