Spicy Pork Larb Cups - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    None None For the Larb
    2 tsp peanut oil
    1 2/3 lbs ground pork
    2 tsp fish sauce
    2 tbsp thick sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) or substitue 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce plus 1/2 tbsp honey or molasses
    1 clove garlic, crushed
    1 tsp freshly grated ginger
    2 None spring onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
    1 None red or green hot chili, thinly sliced
    1 cup bean sprouts
    2/3 cup cilantro, chopped
    None None For the Dressing and to Serve
    1/2 None small cucumber, peeled, seeded, finely chopped
    1/4 cup lime juice
    2 tsp sesame oil
    1 tbsp fish sauce
    2 tsp finely chopped palm sugar or brown sugar
    8 None iceberg lettuce cups, trimmed with scissors
    None None Lime wedges, to serve
Preparation
    Heat peanut oil in a wok on high, swirling to coat. Stir-fry pork, in batches, for 2-3 minutes, until cooked through. Return all pork to wok Add fish sauce, thick sweet soy sauce, garlic, ginger, onion, and chili, and stir-fry for 1-2 mins, until heated through. Remove from heat.
    Add bean sprouts and cilantro and toss.
    To make dressing, combine cucumber, lime juice, sesame oil, fish sauce and sugar in a glass bowl.
    To serve, place lettuce cups on a platter. Fill with pork mixture and drizzle with dressing. Serve with lime wedges and remaining dressing.

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