Vietnamese Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salad + Cilantro-Basil Cashew Sauce.
They're basically like a salad, but so much more fun!
Foto: Half Baked Harvest
Ingredients
- 1 mango (peeled and julienned (sliced into thin strips))
- 1 carrots (cut into small matchsticks)
- 1 cucumber (cut into small matchsticks)
- 1 red onion (sliced thin (optional))
- 1 red fresno chile pepper (chopped)
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/ 2 cup roasted peanuts or cashews (chopped)
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 3/4 cups roasted cashews
- 1/3 cup coconut milk (plus more if needed (I used canned coconut milk))
- juice of 2 limes
- 1 teaspoon thai red curry paste
- 2 -4 tablespoons sweet thai chili sauce (I used 4 tablespoons)
- 1 pound ground pork sausage (or links and casing removed)
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce (check for gluten free labels if needed)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce (check for gluten free labels if needed)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 head butter lettuce
- 1/2 cup sweet thai chili sauce (for dipping)
Steps
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In a bowl, combine the mangos, carrots, cucumbers, red onion, red fresno pepper and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Toss well. Store in the fridge until ready to serv. Toss in the nuts just before serving.
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Add the cilantro, basil, cashews, coconut milk lime juice, thai red curry paste and sweet thai chile sauce to a blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more sweet thai chile sauce if desired. Can be store in the fridge for 1 week.
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Season the pork with salt and pepper and then roll into 20-30 tablespoon size meatballs, place each meatball on a tray as you work. In a small bowl, combine the sesame oil, soy sauce, fish sauce and honey.
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Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook the meatballs until cooked through, about 5 minutes, turning them 2-3 times throughout cooking. During the last minute or so of cooking, add the sauce and give the meatballs a good toss through the sauce. Cook another minute longer you until the sauce glazes the meatballs. Remove from the heat.
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To serve, double up your lettuce leafs and divide the meatballs among the leaves. Top with mango salad and the cashew sauce. Eat!
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (5% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| mango | 1 | - | - |
| carrots | 1 | - | - |
| cucumber | 1 | - | - |
| red onion | 1 | - | - |
| red fresno chile pepper | 1 | - | - |
| juice of 1 lime | 1 l | - | - |
| roasted peanuts or cashews | 0.5 cup | - | - |
| fresh cilantro | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| fresh basil | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| roasted cashews | 0.75 cups | - | - |
| coconut milk | 0.3333333333333333 cup | - | - |
| juice of 2 limes | 2 l | - | - |
| thai red curry paste | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| -4 tablespoons sweet thai chili sauce | 2 | - | - |
| ground pork sausage | 1 pound | Rp 15.000/350ml | Rp 3.571 |
| sesame oil | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| low sodium soy sauce | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| fish sauce | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| honey | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| butter lettuce | 1 head | - | - |
| sweet thai chili sauce | 0.5 cup | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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