
718- Shrimp Lettuce Wraps / لفائف الخس والقيمرون
30 minutes
10 minutes
9 wraps
Easy
Ingredients :
For the filling:
250 g (8.6 oz.) shrimp
1 tablespoon butter
Zest of 1/2 lemon
50 grams (1.7 oz.) chinese vermicelli
1 tablespoon nuoc mam sauce Carrefour
1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
1 carotte
1 cucumber
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the sauce:
3 tablespoons sesame oil Carrefour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sauce nuoc mam Carrefour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
For preparing the wrap:
Lettuce leaves
Fresh mint leaves
Parsley leaves
Roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped
Directions :
1- In a pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Sauté the shrimp with salt, pepper, and lemon zest
2- Place the vermicelli in a large bowl. Pour boiling water over the vermicelli and let it sit for 10 minutes until it becomes soft and translucent
3- Drain the vermicelli from the water. Using a pair of scissors, cut the vermicelli into bite size threads. Season with 1 teaspoon nuoc mam sauce
4- Add the shrimp and the chopped mint to the vermicelli and mix
5- Cut the carrot and cucumber into julienne (thin sticks)
6- Prepare the sauce by mixing together all the ingredients of the sauce
7- Serve all the ingredients separated: lettuce and herbs, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, and vermicelli shrimp mix. Place the sauce in a bowl and serve it as well
8- In a lettuce leaf, place the shrimp and vermicelli mixture, add the cut veggies, add a sprinkle of chopped peanuts, and decorate with a leaf of mint or parsley
9- To eat the shrimp lettuce wrap, roll it then dip it in the sauce