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Title: Vietnamese Pork Lettuce Wraps
Categories: Pork, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies, Nuts
Yield: 8 servings

1/2 c White vinegar
1/4 c Sugar
1/8 ts Salt
2 md Carrots; julienned
1/2 md Onion; in thin slices

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1 lb Ground pork
1 tb Minced fresh gingerroot
1 cl Garlic; minced
2 tb Soy sauce
1 tb Mirin
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1 ts Fish sauce; opt

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8 Bibb lettuce leaves
1/2 English cucumber; fine
- chopped
1 sm Red bell pepper; fine
- chopped
3 Green onions; chopped
1/2 c (ea) coarse chopped fresh
- basil, cilantro and mint
1 Jalapeno pepper; seeded,
- fine chopped
1/4 c Salted peanuts; chopped
Hoisin sauce
Lime wedges

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.

Gretchen Barnes, Fairfax, Virginia

Makes: 8 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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