Asian style lettuce cups
Healthy Lettuce Cups for Summer Gatherings
4
Serves
15 mins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Brooke Campbell
Delicious and bursting with flavour, these Asian style lettuce cups are perfect served as a healthy lighter meal. We also like to use smaller lettuce cups to create bite sized tasty morsels, and serve on a large platter at the next Summer BBQ gathering. If you like to add a bit of heat be plentiful with the chilli.
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Mince,
Easy,
Under 30 Minutes,
Family Favourites,
Ingredients
Beef
1 tbsp olive oil
500g Quality Mark lamb mince
1 finely diced onion
2 crushed garlic cloves
1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
230g can of chopped water chestnuts
Water chestnuts are found in the Asian aisle of your supermarket. They add a nice texture and crunch to the mince mixture.
2 grated carrots
1/4 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
If you prefer the mince to be sweeter use 4 Tbsp kecap manis and no soy sauce. Kecap manis is a sweet soy cause that can be found in the Asian aisle of your supermarket.
2 tbsp soy sauce
Use low sodium soy sauce to reduce sodium content
100g mung beans
Dipping sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp brown sugar
To serve
1/2 cup chopped roasted unsalted peanut
12 leaves lettuce
1 finely sliced radish
2 leaves finely sliced red cabbage
2 chopped spring onions
1 sliced avocado
1 finely sliced lime
coriander
Method
To Make Mince
To Serve
1
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
2
Add the onion and cook until translucent.
3
Add the lamb mince and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up any lumps.
4
Add the garlic, ginger and chilli flakes and cook until fragrant.
5
Add the water chestnuts and carrot to the mince and cook, stirring for 1 minute or until combined.
6
Add the oyster and soy sauces and cook, stirring for 2 minutes or until well combined and heated through.
7
Remove from heat and add the bean sprouts and stir until just wilted.
8
Taste and season if necessary.
Nutrition Information per Serving (511g)
Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).
More infoEnergy
2286 (546)kJ
Protein
37g
Total Fat
33g
Saturated Fat
6g
Carbs
19g
Sugars
15g
Sodium
1717mg
Iron*
5mg
* Percentage of recommended daily intake (Aust/NZ)
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