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Thai · Dinner

Pork larb lettuce cups (sample)

Garlicky pork in a bright lime and fish sauce dressing, with chilli and fresh mint. Served in cold lettuce cups with a scatter of peanuts — an easy weeknight dinner in about 25 minutes.

Prep 15 min Cook 10 minServes 4Tested

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 red chilli, finely chopped

Mince filling

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 500 g pork mince
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Fresh ingredients

  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced
  • 1 handful mint leaves
  • 1 handful fresh coriander

Garnish

  • 1 head little gem lettuce, leaves separated
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, chopped

Method

1. Mix the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and chilli together to make the sauce. 2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the garlic and pork and cook, breaking it up, for 6–8 minutes until browned. 3. Take the pan off the heat and stir the sauce through the mince filling. 4. Mix the fresh ingredients into the warm pork. 5. Serve the mince filling in lettuce cups with the garnishes.

Source: Flour & Folio sample