Thai Meatball Lettuce Wraps

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 1 1/2 lbs Ground pork, lean

• Produce

  • 10 Basil, leaves
  • 3 tbsp Cilantro
  • 1 Cilantro
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Ginger
  • 5 Green onion
  • 1 head Iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce
  • 1 Lime
  • 5 Mint, leaves

• Condiments

  • 2 1/3 tbsp Chili sauce, sweet
  • 1 1/2 tsp Fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 5 tsp Mayonnaise, light
  • 1/2 tsp Sriracha

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 14 oz bag Cole slaw mix
  • 1 tsp Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/4 cup Rice vinegar

Found on thegarlicdiaries.com

Description

Ingredients

• For the meatballs:
• 1.5 pounds lean ground pork
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, finely minced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1½ teaspoons fish sauce
• ½ teaspoon sriracha
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (1 - 2 limes)
• 1-2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce (for coating the meatballs once they are cooked)
• For the cole slaw:
• 1 14 oz bag cole slaw mix (the kind with regular cabbage, purple cabbage, and carrots)
• 10 basil leaves, rolled up and sliced
• 5 mint leaves, rolled up and sliced
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1 scallion, finely sliced
• ¼ cup rice vinegar
• 5 teaspoons light mayonnaise
• 4 teaspoons sweet chili sauce
• 1 head of iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce (either will work for the lettuce wraps)
• Extra lime for garnish
• Extra cilantro for garnish (optional)

Directions

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
• For the meatballs, mix all the ingredients except the sweet chili sauce in a medium bowl with your hands until evenly combined (the pork, scallions, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, sriracha, salt, and lime juice)
• Dampen a paper towel with some vegetable oil (canola or coconut oil works too), and wipe it onto a baking sheet to grease it
• Using about 1 heaping tablespoon of meat mixture each, form meatballs and place them on the baking sheet
• Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes or until they are fully cooked through in the middle, flipping once half way through with a spatula
• Meanwhile, make your coleslaw
• In a medium bow, combine all your coleslaw ingredients (the bag of coleslaw mix, basil, mint, cilantro, and scallions)
• To make your dressing, whisk together the rice vinegar, mayonnaise, and sweet chili sauce in a small bowl and pour over the coleslaw, tossing to coat
• Set aside until the meatballs are finished baking
• When the meatballs are done, transfer them to a bowl and toss with 1-2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce (they should just have a very light coating)
• To assemble, start with a lettuce cup, spoon in a pile of coleslaw, and top with three meatballs
• Top with a little extra cilantro (optional), and an extra squeeze of lime juice (highly recommended!)
• Note: if you dont want to deal with the lettuce wrap (they can get a bit messy!), just serve the meatballs on a bed of the coleslaw, squeeze a little lime juice on top, and eat with a fork!