Lamb Lettuce Cups
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This is a traditional dish during Chinese New Year. Lettuce symbolizes prosperity and a fresh start, and the word in Chinese sounds like good fortune or prosperity.
Cook Time:20 min
Prep Time:10 min
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Total Time:35 min
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
6 Ounce ground lamb
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}1/8 Cup medium dice zucchini
1/8 Cup peas
1/8 Cup medium dice water chestnuts
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}1 Teaspoon garlic
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/3 Cup lamb sauce (recipe included below)
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}4 Iceberg lettuce cups
Crisp rice sticks
Pine nuts
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thai basil
Scallions
? Cup garlic
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}? Cup sugar
? Cup sambal
? Cup oyster sauce
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}? Cup hoisin sauce
1 ½ Cup chicken stock
1Tablespoon peanut oil
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Preparation:
In a wok, cook garlic in 1TB of peanut oil. Add sugar and sambal and cook until sugar is dissolved. Add oyster sauce, hoisin, and chicken stock and mix until well combined.
Cook lamb in vegetable oil over medium heat until cooked through and set aside.
In wok, cook ginger and garlic for about 30 seconds. Add zucchini, peas, water chestnuts and sugar. Toss for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables are crisp tender.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Add lamb sauce and cooked lamb. Combine all the ingredients. Remove from heat.
Place lettuce cups on plate. Put small amount of rice sticks in each cup.
Divide lamb mixture evenly among the cups.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Garnish with basil, pine nuts, and scallions.