Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Cups | Saveur

Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Cups | Saveur

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Iceberg lettuce leaves make great vessels for eating marinated grilled shrimp as a hand-held appetizer. For added kick, drizzle with sweet chile sauce.

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Ingredients

  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> lb. raw medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup olive oil
  • 2 small fresh red Thai chiles, stemmed and finely chopped
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed, bruised with a mallet, and cut into 2″ pieces
  • 1 (4"-piece) ginger, peeled and grated
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 7 (10") bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
  • 4 small radishes, julienned
  • 1 medium carrot, julienned
  • 1 cup cilantro leaves
  • 1 cup Thai basil leaves
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce, crisp inner leaves only, for serving
  • Sweet chile sauce, for serving

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