Spicy pork mince & lettuce cups

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 221.8

Total Fat: 18.3 g
Cholesterol: 38.6 mg
Sodium: 1,131.7 mg
Total Carbs: 1.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
Protein: 11.3 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Spicy pork mince & lettuce cups calories by ingredient

Introduction

A Thai inspired-dish which is quick, simple, cheap and low fat – yet still feels special and is full of flavour. A great pre-dinner nibble A Thai inspired-dish which is quick, simple, cheap and low fat – yet still feels special and is full of flavour. A great pre-dinner nibble

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 8

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 SERVEmix 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

Directions

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 serving253 kcalories, protein 29g, carbohydrate 23g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 22g, salt 1.73 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2008.

Serving Size: serves 4

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JMOUTARDE.