Tastes and Sounds of Spring a Ling
Thai Lettuce Wraps
With one of our first weekends full of sunshine and that distinct northern spring smell of dog poo and garbage defrosting, I thought it seemed fitting to celebrate with a nice spring show. This lettuce wrap recipe mirrors the easy breezy bright tastes of the bright music. Make these with our without meat!
For the filling:
3 cloves of garlic minced
½ inch fresh ginger
½ onion finely diced
A shake of chili flakes (more if you like it spicey!)
8 or so mushrooms diced
¼ yellow pepper diced
¼ red pepper diced
1 cup bean sprouts
½ cup tofu or any meat you wish
2 tbs soy sauce
1 juice of lime
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tbs or so sugar
For garnish
Fresh cilantro
Peanut Sauce:
2 tbs peanut BUTTER
1 tbs oil
1 tsp sugar
Squeeze of lime
However much hot sauce you like ( I use tobasco)
Chopped green onion
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over mediumish heat
- Add garlic, ginger and chili flakes, heat until fragrant
- Add tofu, fry for 5 ish minutes
- Add all the veggies except for the bean sprouts, fry for 3 minutes or until beginning to be soft
- Add soy sauce, fish sauce, lime and sugar
- Fry for 3 more minutes
- Reduce heat, add bean sprouts and cook just until bean sprouts are wilted
- Serve in pieces of ice berg lettuce
A spring a ling happy playlist:
Jens Lekman – A Post Card to Nina
The Arcade Fire – Brazil
King Khan and The Shrines – Welfare Bread
The Ruffled Feathers – Canals of Suzhou
Rostam – Wood
Vetiver – More of This
Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
Beirut – The Bunker
American Royalty – Matchstick
Yan Tiersen – Les Deux Pianos
Waxahatchee- Coast to Coast
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah – Blue Turning Into Grey
Yo Le Tango – Centre of Gravity