Lettuce Wraps

The first time we had lettuce wraps was at PF Changs.  Let me just say, these are better :)


Oh, and Around the World in five days makes two stops in Asia.  I guess my time in Thailand yields extra weight!


Nick ground the pork for me with the Kitchen Aid:

One interesting ingredient is toasted rice powder.  I actually had to toast the rice in the skillet and then grind it into a fine meal with the mini food processor:

The pork is the only thing that's cooked in this recipe!  I marinated the pork in fish sauce while I  prepared everything else: more fish sauce, crushed red pepper, juice from two limes, sugar, some of the toasted rice powder, shallots, mint, and cilantro.


I cooked the pork in a little bit of chicken stock, sprinkled the toasted rice powder on there, and cooked it until it was no longer pink.  Once it cooled a bit, I added it to the mixture above.  Nick helped me wash and separate the lettuce, and we were ready to eat!