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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) minced (ground) pork
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
- 10 spring onions (scallions), finely chopped
- 3 lemongrass stems, white part only, finely chopped
- 2 red chillies, seeded and sliced
- 2 tablespoons each of chopped coriander, mint and parsley
- lettuce leaves, for serving
Method
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the minced pork and cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, or until well browned, breaking up any lumps with a fork as it cooks. Remove from the pan and leave to cool.
2. Combine the sauces, lime juice and brown sugar in a bowl. Add the pork. Mix in the spring onion, lemongrass, chilli and fresh herbs.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally, or overnight. To serve, lay a lettuce leaf on each plate and spoon in some of the pork mixture.
