Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp white rice
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- 2 lbs ground lamb
- 1/4 cup finely diced shallots
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp finely chopped garlic
- 3 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 Tbsp sriracha sauce
- 12 butter lettuce leaves to use as wraps
- 1 cup cilantro leaves, washed and dried
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup finely julienned sweet onion
- cup thinly sliced cucumber
Directions
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Step 1
Toast white rice in a dry pan until golden brown. Add red chili flakes after the heat is off. Toss together, let cool and then grind into a rice powder.
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Step 2
Brown the ground lamb in a large skillet until brown. Remove ground lamb from skillet and drain off the excess grease.
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Step 3
Saute the shallots and garlic in the pan until they lighten in color, but do not caramelize.
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Step 4
Add the drained ground lamb back to the pan, add the rice powder and stir.
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Step 5
Combine the fish sauce, lime juice and sriracha sauce and add to ground lamb. Just before serving, add cilantro.
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Step 6
To serve, make little ground lamb tacos with the lettuce as the wrapper and the vegetables as added filler. Top with sriracha or Nuoc Cham.
Ingredients
- 6 smashed cloves of garlic
- 1 hot red chili pepper
- 2 limes peeled and cut into small cubes
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 cup water
Directions
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Step 1
Combine garlic, pepper, lime and sugar in a food processor and puree into a paste. Add fish sauce and water and puree until combined.
