Vietnamese Chicken Meatballs In Lettuce Wraps Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. Position a rack in the top third of the oven.
• In a food processor, pulse the chicken until coarsely ground; transfer to a bowl.
• Add the fish sauce, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, chopped cilantro and mint, cornstarch, salt and pepper and mix with your hands.
• Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Spread the sugar on a plate.
• Using slightly moistened hands, roll the chicken mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Roll the meatballs in the sugar until they are evenly coated.
• Transfer the meatballs to the prepared baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, until they are lightly browned and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, arrange the lettuce, cilantro and mint leaves, cucumber and onion on a platter.
• Transfer the meatballs to the platter and serve with chili sauce.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix vinegar, sugar and salt until blended. Stir in carrots and onion; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., In a large skillet, cook pork, ginger and garlic over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until pork is no longer pink, breaking up pork into crumbles; drain. Stir in soy sauce, mirin, salt, pepper and, if desired, fish sauce., To serve, drain carrot mixture. Place pork mixture in lettuce leaves; top with cucumber, red pepper, green onions, carrot mixture and herbs. Sprinkle with jalapeno and peanuts; drizzle with hoisin sauce. Squeeze lime juice over tops. Fold lettuce over filling.

Steps:

• Put the cucumber, carrot and vinegar in a small bowl and set aside. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan, add the chicken and fry on a medium heat until golden brown and cooked through. Remove and set aside. Pour the remaining oil into the pan and lower the heat. Add the garlic and ginger, and cook for 2 mins until softened but not coloured. Add the sugar, soy sauce and 150ml water, and bubble for 5 mins until saucy. Return the chicken to the pan and heat through.
• Warm the tortilla wraps following pack instructions. Top the tortillas with the lettuce, chicken, and pickled cucumber and carrot.