Spicy mince & lettuce cups

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Barney Desmazery

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Recipe by Barney Desmazery

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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.

Per serving

253 kcalories, protein 29g, carbohydrate 23g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, salt 1.73 g

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• elle01527

  09 July 2008

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  I made this as a starter to a recent bbq. It went down really well - everyone loved it. I made it with lamb instead of the suggested minces and doubled the quantity. The freshness of the lettuce leaves really complimented the meat. Definately making again - so easy!!

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  13 July 2008

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  I made this for dinner tonight, and it was absolutely delicious! I agree that it was really easy - the only mildly faffy part was preparing everything. I couldn't get lime leaves, so I used curry leaves as the Glossary on here suggested, and I didn't bother with the mint, but I didn't feel like anything was missing at all. I can't wait to have people round, so I can make this and show off!

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• large piece fresh root ginger , peeled and grated
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 red chillies , deseeded and finely sliced
• 500g minced chicken , turkey or pork
• 85g light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• juice 1 lime
• 2 lime leaves , finely shredded

TO SERVE

• mix of iceberg lettuce , Little Gem and cos leaves
• large handful mint and coriander leaves, very roughly chopped
• handful toasted peanuts , roughly chopped
• 2 shallots , finely sliced into rings
• 1 lime , cut into wedges

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 15 mins

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• large piece fresh root ginger , peeled and grated
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 red chillies , deseeded and finely sliced
• 500g minced chicken , turkey or pork
• 85g light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• juice 1 lime
• 2 lime leaves , finely shredded

TO SERVE

• mix of iceberg lettuce , Little Gem and cos leaves
• large handful mint and coriander leaves, very roughly chopped
• handful toasted peanuts , roughly chopped
• 2 shallots , finely sliced into rings
• 1 lime , cut into wedges

Per serving

253 kcalories, protein 29g, carbohydrate 23g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, salt 1.73 g

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