Plant-based Meat Larb Lettuce Wrap (Thailand style)

A Thai-style dish where both vegetables and "meat" can be eaten with gusto.

用料  

Plant-based Meat Larb Lettuce Wrap (Thailand style)的做法  

1. Ingredients:
   1. 20g of vegetable oil
   2. 20g garlic cloves, sliced
   3. 30g sugar
   4. 320g plant base pork
   5. 30g long grain rice (Jasmine)
   6. 40g of Vegetarian Asian fish sauce
   7. 25g mineral water
   8. 5g red chili, sliced with seeds
   9. 8 medium leaves of butter lettuce
   10. 20g small red onion, thinly sliced
   11. ½ lime juiced
   12. 2g Thai basil
   13. 2g mint leaves
   14. 3g coriander leaves
   15. Salt and pepper

2. Preheat the oven at 180°Celsius
   Wash peel and trim the vegetables, set aside for preparation
   Separately slice the chili, garlic and onion finely
   Chop the basil, mint and coriander coarsely
   Wash the lettuce and keep the nice medium leaves aside, to serve

3. In a non-stick pan at medium heat toast the rice until browned (3-4 minutes)
   Transfer the rice into a plate and let cool down
   Place it in a food processor and grind into a fine powder, set aside

4. Season the plant base meat, line it on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 8 minutes
   In the meantime, in the pan heat the oil and add the garlic
   Once golden brown add in 1 teaspoon of sugar, let cook 20-30 seconds

5. Take out the baked plant base meat and add it into the pan
   Increase the heat, sauté rigorously and pour in a teaspoon of fish sauce
   Season with salt and pepper and set aside

6. To prepare the dipping sauce, combine in a bowl the lime juice together with the remaining fish sauce and sugar
   Mix to dissolve the sugar and add in the chili and 1 tablespoon of mineral water

7. Gently reheat the plant base meat, add in the sliced onions, half of the chili and fresh herbs
   coarsely chopped
   Dust with the rice powder, quickly stir, but not thoroughly

8. Lay the lettuce on a plate, separately
   Scoop the Larb into each leaf and, season with some of the dipping sauce
   Decorate and serve warm with the remaining dipping sauce aside