Vietnamese Meatball Lettuce Cups | Cook Smarts

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb Pears, peeled and chopped
• 12 oz Mangos, frozen cubes (sub fresh mangos peeled and chopped)
• 2 Tbsp Lime juice
• 1/2 cup Coconut water
• 1 tsp Ginger, fresh, grated
• 2 cloves Garlic, chopped
• 2 Tbsp Cilantro leaves, chopped
• 1 lb Beef, ground
• 1 Eggs
• 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Fish sauce
• 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking
• 1/4 cup Stock, any type
• 2 Tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp Honey
• 3/4 cup Rice, uncooked white or brown
• 5 oz Carrots, shredded (look for pre-shredded)
• 1 Tbsp Vinegar, rice
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 2 tsp Oil, cooking
• 12 leaves Lettuce, romaine (sub green leaf or iceberg)
• ~16 Vietnamese Meatballs (ingredients listed separately)
• 1/2 cup Peanuts, roasted and unsalted
• for serving Hot sauce (opt)