Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps

Name: Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes About 20 Wraps
Ingredients: 1 bunch scallions, green parts only; 1 head bibb lettuce, leaves separated and halved through rib; 4 oz. cooked thin rice noodles; 8 oz. roasted pork tenderloin, cut into 1/4"-thick slices; 10 cooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise; 20 tender tops of cilantro stems with leaves; 20 mint leaves; Nuoc cham sauce , for dipping

Serves
makes About 20 Wraps

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A fragrant and satisfying appetizer (as well as an excellent use for leftover roast pork and poached or steamed shrimp), these flavorful bundles are great dipped in nuoc cham, a sweet and spicy Vietnamese sauce.

Ingredients

1 bunch scallions, green parts only
1 head bibb lettuce, leaves separated and halved through rib
4 oz. cooked thin rice noodles
8 oz. roasted pork tenderloin, cut into 1/4"-thick slices
10 cooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise
20 tender tops of cilantro stems with leaves
20 mint leaves
Nuoc cham sauce, for dipping

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Instructions

Step 1

Bring a 4-quart saucepan of water to a boil; add scallion greens and immediately drain. Separate on paper towels and set aside.

Step 2

Place 1 lettuce leaf half on a work surface and top with a small amount (about 1⁄5 oz.) of the cooked noodles. Place a slice of pork over noodles and then top with a shrimp, place a cilantro top and mint leaf over shrimp, and close lettuce around fillings to create a wrap. Tie a blanched scallion green around the lettuce wrap to secure it closed; repeat with remaining lettuce leaves, noodles, pork, shrimp, cilantro tops, mint, and scallion greens until you have about 20 wraps. Serve with nuoc cham for dipping.