Recipe for Pork and Peanuts in Lettuce Cups 
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Yield:
1
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1/2 cup sweetened shredded dry coconut
1 tbl salad oil
1/2 cup chopped shallots
1/4 cup chopped fresh ginger
2 tbl chopped garlic
1 lb ground lean pork
1/3 cup lime juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts
4 tbl minced fresh hot chiles
3 tbl fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam) or soy sauce
Fresh mint sprigs
Instructions:
Instructions: In a 10 to 12 inch frying pan, stir coconut over medium-low heat until golden and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes.

Remove from pan and set aside.

Add oil to pan and place over medium heat.

Add shallots, ginger, and garlic; stir often until shallots are soft, about 5 minutes.

Add pork; stir until meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.

Spoon off and discard fat.

Add lime juice, chopped mint, peanuts, coconut, chiles, and fish sauce to taste; mix to blend.

Pour into a dish and garnish with mint sprigs.

Accompany with lettuce leaves.

To eat, spoon warm meat mixture onto a leaf, then roll to enclose.

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