Fresh Spring Rolls — Three Many Cooks

Ingredients

• 1 heaping tablespoon each: minced fresh ginger and garlic
• 1 tablespoon each: sugar and Vietnamese fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Ground black pepper
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1 head green leaf lettuce, separated into leaves, ribs mostly removed
• 1 seedless cucumber, cut crosswise into thirds and then into thin strips
• 3 peeled and shredded carrots
• 1 large red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 handful fresh cilantro sprigs
• 1 handful fresh mint leaves
• 12 to 24 large sheets rice paper