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Thai-style Meatballs in Lettuce Cups
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Thai-style Meatballs in Lettuce Cups

17 ingredients 20 min + 25 min 15 openrecipes
Thai-style Meatballs in Lettuce Cups

This Thai-style meatball is versatile and delicious! Serve as an appetizer in a lettuce cup, or as a main course salad.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

601
Calories
33g
Protein
27g
Fat
61g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Mango 1 cup diced (165g) 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 piece Ginger (1/2 Inch Size), Peeled And Minced
  • 5 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • ¼ cups Thai Fish Sauce
  • ¼ cups Rice Vinegar
  • ¼ cups Fresh Lime Juice
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Cumin
  • 6 Green Onions, Thinly Sliced
  • ¼ teaspoons Red Chile Pepper Flakes
  • ¼ teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • 1 pound Ground Pork
  • ⅓ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 heads Butter Lettuce, Leaves Cleaned & Seperated
  • 2 Mangos, Peeled, Pitted And Cut In 1/2" Cubes
  • 2 Persian Cucumbers, Diced
  • ⅓ cups Cilantro Leaves And Stems, Chopped
  • ⅓ cups Mint Leaves

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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