Lettuce wraps

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• 200g lean ground beef
• 200g minced pork
• Toasted sesame oil for frying
• 1 - 2 red chilis, finely chopped
• 1 x 5cm piece of ginger, grated
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• Zest and juice of 1 lime
• 3 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
• Salt
• Fresh cracked black pepper
• 2 little gem lettuces, separated into leaves

Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 - 2 tsp fish sauce
• 1/2 chopped chilli (leave the seeds in for extra heat)
• Juice of 1/2 a lime
• A bunch of cilantro, chopped

Recipe

1. Heat a large frying pan with a little oil. Mix the beef and pork mince together and season with salt and pepper and mix well to ensure the seasoning is evenly distributed. Fry the mince in the hot pan for five to seven minutes until crisp and brown and broken down to a fine consistency. Drain the crisped mince into a sieve to help it stay crispy. Set aside.

2. Add a tablespoon of sesame oil to the pan and add the garlic, ginger and chilli. Fry with a pinch of salt and the sugar for 10 minutes. Add the drained mince and stir to mix.

3. Add the fish sauce and heat through. Stir in the lime zest and juice, then add the spring onions, stirring for thirty seconds. Turn off the heat.

4. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and adjust to taste.

5. To serve, spoon some of the mixture into the lettuce leaves, drizzle with a little dressing and serve.