I've filled
crisp lettuce cups with ginger soy lemongrass pork, carrots, cucumber, mint, thai basil, cucumber, spicy thai bird chiles, and topped it all with crispy fried shallots and a drizzle of Vietnamese nuoc cham sauce.
Cups 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 3 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste with a little sea salt 1 (1 - inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated, reserving any juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional) 2 red chiles, seeded and finely sliced (optional) 10 ounces ground turkey or chicken (any ground meat should work actually) 1/2 cucumber, seeded and cut into 1/2 - inch dice 3/4
cup (2 ounces) snow peas, trimmed and cut into very thin strips 4 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal 8 basil leaves Handful of fresh cilantro leaves 4
crisp iceberg or Boston
lettuce leaves 1/4
cup (2 ounces) bean sprouts, soaked in ice water and drained just before use