Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Review: Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps
I posted the recipe exactly the way I found it, and of course I made a few modifications while cooking. I added about a Tablespoon of red pepper to the mix instead of the paltry ½ teaspoon. And it still wasn’t exactly what I’d call “spicy.” Next time I’ve got to find another way to kick it up a notch. I also had the noodles ready to go, instead of stopping and pulling the beef off the heat. It seems silly to do so, unless you only have one burner??
The hubby didn’t like how messy they were to eat – the lettuce did fall apart a bit, but then again I think we overloaded them. He didn’t think they were spicy enough, but I’m sold. I’d make this again. It didn’t take too long, and I love anything with rice sticks. I also ended up using a lot of lime squeezed over the wraps, but I love lime more than I love rice sticks. Some of the ingredients may be hard for some to track down, but I thought it was worth the effort. This made a nice, and surprisingly refreshing dinner.
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The hubby didn’t like how messy they were to eat – the lettuce did fall apart a bit, but then again I think we overloaded them. He didn’t think they were spicy enough, but I’m sold. I’d make this again. It didn’t take too long, and I love anything with rice sticks. I also ended up using a lot of lime squeezed over the wraps, but I love lime more than I love rice sticks. Some of the ingredients may be hard for some to track down, but I thought it was worth the effort. This made a nice, and surprisingly refreshing dinner.
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Sounds good! I'll give this one a try next week. I think I know where I can find rice sticks, but where did you find plum sauce? (I'm going to guess Wegman's... we're due for a trip up there anyway, I suppose)
Oh, and I forgot to add that I put the scallions in the pan at the same time as the pepper and ginger.
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