PRAWN AND PORK LETTUCE CUPS
Ingredients
- 20 iceberg lettuce leaves
- cut into circles (about 10cm/4in wide)
- or use Little Gem leaves
- 5 tbsp miracle mayo
- 1 large just ripe avocado
- cut into 20 thin wedges
- 10 large cooked prawns
- peeled
- halved lengthways and black intestinal tract removed
- 1 large just-ripe mango flesh
- finely diced
- salt and ground black pepper
- to taste
- drizzle of lime or lemon juice
- to serve
- 20 tiny sprigs of soft herbs
- such as chervil
- basil or tarragon
- 400g/14oz pork or chicken mince
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp fresh root ginger
- finely grated
- 1 garlic clove
- crushed
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 x 225g tin water chestnuts
- drained and cut into slivers
- 1 white cabbage
- thinly sliced
- 250g/9oz frozen peas
- rinsed under hot water in a sieve to thaw
- 125ml/4fl oz oyster sauce
- pinch chilli flakes (optional)
- 2 spring onions
- thinly sliced
- 1 iceberg lettuce
- rinsed and dried
- to serve
- 125g/4½oz roasted peanuts
- chopped
- to garnish
Directions
- For the prawn and mango cups
- arrange the lettuce leaves on a large platter. Top each with a teaspoon of mayonnaise
- a slice of avocado and then a prawn half. Scatter with mango
- season with salt and pepper
- drizzle with lemon juice and top with herbs.
- For the pork and water chestnut lettuce cups
- mix the mince in a bowl with the sesame oil
- fish sauce
- soy sauce
- ginger and garlic. Put to one side while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Heat the oil in a large wok or heavy-based frying pan. When hot
- stir-fry the mince over a high heat
- breaking it up to a fine crumb. Cook until it is no longer pink. Add the water chestnuts
- cabbage and peas. Stir fry until the cabbage is wilted (2-3 minutes)
- adding a splash of water if pan is too dry. Remove from heat and stir in the oyster sauce and chilli flakes
- if using.
- Mix in the spring onions. Transfer to a bowl and serve with lettuce leaves to wrap and peanuts to garnish. Serve the prawn and mango cups alongside.

