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Thai Mince Lettuce Cups

Name: Thai Mince Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 00:10:00
Cook time: 00:15:00
Total time: 00:25:00
Cuisine: Thai

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These tasty pork mince morsels are bursting with Asian flavours and great for entertaining or family get togethers.

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Serves: 4

Cooking Skill: Easy

Ingredients

500g pork mince (5%) fat

2 teaspoons 'lazy' ginger and garlic paste

2 teaspoons reduced salt light soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon sunflower oil

4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced diagonally

1 x 200g pack 'ready to wok' rice noodles

To serve

2 little gem lettuces, leaves separated

50g cashew nuts, chopped

2 tablespoons freshly chopped coriander

1 small red chilli, deseeded and sliced (optional)

1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)

Method

Step 1

Place the garlic and ginger paste, soy sauce and fish sauce in a large bowl and mix well. Add the pork mince and mix to combine all the ingredients.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a wok or a sauté pan and add almost all of the spring onions (leave some aside for garnish). Cook for 2-3 minutes and then add the mince mix. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Step 3

Add the noodles and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Step 4

Place the lettuce leaves on a large platter and top each one with a little of the mince mix. Garnish with the cashews, coriander, remaining spring onions and if using, the fresh red chilli. Cut a lime into segments to serve on the side. Serve with the lime wedges.

Each serving provides

Based on 5% mince

Energy

1311kj

313kcal

16%

Fat

12.8g

18%

Saturates

2.6g

13%

Sugars

3.5g

Salt

1.42g

24%

% of an adult's Reference intake

Typical energy values per 100g: 475kJ, 113kcal, 4.6g fat, 1g saturates

Each serving provides: 32.9g Protein, 15.2g Carbohydrate, 3.3g Fibre