Ingredients
- 500 g 1.1 lb pork mince
- 2 tablespoon peanut oil I just used olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 2 cloves or garlic minced
- 1 lemongrass stalk ends and outer layers removed and very very finely chopped (I used minced lemongrass in a tube)
- 1 chili very finely chopped
- 1 red onion diced
- 5 teaspoon fish sauce
- juice of one lime
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- ¼ cup mint leaves chopped
- ¼ cup coriander chopped (I left this out)
- 1 cos lettuce leaves separated
- crushed peanuts to serve
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok and then cook the mince until it browns.
- Add the garlic, ginger, chili and lemongrass to the pork, stir them through and then cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the red onion and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Pour in the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and vinegar, stir them in and then cook for an additional 4 minutes or until the pork is cooked.
- Take the pan off the heat and leave it to rest for 5 minutes.
- Stir through the fresh herbs and then serve the mince in lettuce leaves sprinkled with crushed peanuts.
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