Vietnamese Pork Sticks with Lettuce Cups
| Yield: | 6 Servings |
| Categories: | Pork, Vietnamese, Appetizers |
| 1 | lb | Pork butt, ground |
| 6 | Water chestnuts, minced | |
| 1 | lg | Clove garlic, minced |
| 1 | sm | Green onion, minced |
| 1 | tb | Soy sauce, Japanese |
| 2 | ts | Oil |
| 1 1/4 | ts | Lemon juice, fresh |
| 1/2 | ts | Ginger, fresh, minced |
| 1/4 | ts | Sugar |
| 1/4 | ts | Hot chili oil, Chinese |
| 1/8 | ts | Salt |
| 12 | Bamboo skewers - 5 to 6 inches long | |
| GARNISHES | ||
| 12 | Boston lettuce leaves | |
| 1/2 | c | Cilantro, chopped |
| 1/2 | c | Mint, fresh, chopped |
| 1/2 | c | Green onion, chopped |
| DIPPING SAUCE | ||
| 1/2 | c | Soy sauce, Japanese |
| 5 | tb | Lemon juice, fresh |
| 3 | tb | Water |
| 2 | Clove garlic, minced | |
| 2 | ts | Sugar |
| 1 | ts | Oyster sauce |
| 1 | ts | Ginger, fresh, minced |
| 1/8 | ts | Cayenne pepper |
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