Lamb Lettuce Cups

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large iceberg lettuce
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 250 g lamb mince
• 1 small red chile, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, chopped
• 1/2 small carrot, grated
• 1/2 cup bean sprouts
• 1/2 cup water chestnut, chopped
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce

Recipe

• 1 core the lettuce, and carefully seperate the leaves to form cups.
• 2 wash and dry gently and store in the fridge in a plastic bag to crisp while you make the filling.
• 3 filling heat the oil in a wok or frying pan, and cook the onion until softened-about 5 minutes, then add the mince and chilli and cook until the colour changes-a further 10 minutes.
• 4 add the remaining ingredients and toss for another couple of minutes to heat through.
• 5 serve in the lettuce cups (rolling them up like rice paper rolls) with a little extra chopped fresh coriander and oystersauce if you wish.