Thai Lettuce Wrap
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients:
Lettuce Wraps
24 oz. Daily’s® Bacon
3 Lettuce heads (Boston, Bibb, or Butter)
2 Red bell peppers, thinly sliced
3 Carrots, julienned
6 Green onions, sliced
1 Seedless cucumber, julienned
1 bunch Mint
1 bunch Basil
1 bunch Cilantro
1/4 cup Peanuts, crushed
Peanut Sauce
3/4 cup Smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup Soy sauce
2 Tbsp. Rice vinegar
1/4 cup Light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. Chile garlic sauce
1 Lime, juiced
4 Garlic cloves, minced
3 Tbsp. Ginger, grated
2 tsp. Fish sauce
1 cup Coconut milk
1/3 cup Water, warm
Preparation:
Combine peanut sauce ingredients in small saucepan over low heat until combined.
Lightly simmer for 5 minutes. Add more water to thin out the sauce to desired consistency (as needed). Remove from heat and reserve.
In the oven, at 425 degrees, cook bacon until just caramelized/crisp.
Separate lettuce leaves, and reserve.
Combine sliced vegetables (bell pepper, carrot, onion, & cucumber) and reserve.
Rough chop the mint, basil and cilantro, then combine and reserve.
Fill lettuce leaves with ½ strip of bacon, then add vegetables. Next, sprinkle with the mint, basil and cilantro combination. Drizzle with peanut sauce. Top off with crushed peanuts and serve immediately.