PRAWN AND PORK LETTUCE CUPS
PRAWN AND PORK LETTUCE CUPS
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.