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Prawn and chicken lettuce cups with sweet chilli dressing

Name: Prawn and chicken lettuce cups with sweet chilli dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian
Ingredients: 300g chicken mince; 300g peeled prawns, deveined; 1 tbs sunflower oil; 3cm piece ginger, finely grated; 1 lemongrass stalk (inner core only), finely chopped; 1 red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped; 1 green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped; Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime; 2 tbs fish sauce; 2 tbs light palm sugar, grated; 2 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded; 1 tbs finely chopped coriander leaves; 1 tbs finely chopped mint leaves; 2 baby cos, leaves separated; 2 tbs fried Asian shallots; 3 long red chillies, seeds removed, chopped; 1 cup (250ml) rice vinegar; 3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar; 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

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Prawn and chicken lettuce cups with sweet chilli dressing

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Excite your tastebuds with the spicy sweet chilli flavour of these prawn and lettuce cups.

300g chicken mince
300g peeled prawns, deveined
1 tbs sunflower oil
3cm piece ginger, finely grated
1 lemongrass stalk (inner core only), finely chopped
1 red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
1 green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
2 tbs fish sauce
2 tbs light palm sugar, grated
2 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded
1 tbs finely chopped coriander leaves
1 tbs finely chopped mint leaves
2 baby cos, leaves separated
2 tbs fried Asian shallots

Sweet chilli dressing

3 long red chillies, seeds removed, chopped
1 cup (250ml) rice vinegar
3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

Method

1.

For the dressing, place chilli, rice vinegar, caster sugar and garlic in a food processor with 2 tsp salt. Whiz until smooth. Transfer to a saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until thick. Set aside to cool.
2.

Pulse chicken and prawns in a food processor until a coarse mince. Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Add prawn mixture, ginger, lemongrass, chilli, zest and juice, fish sauce and sugar. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until cooked. Stir through kaffir lime leaves and herbs. Serve in lettuce cups with fried shallots and sweet chilli dressing.