Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp (about 36), peeled and deveined
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 12 leaves green curly leaf lettuce
- Serrano-Mint Sauce, recipe follows
- Chili oil, for drizzling, optional
- Fresh cilantro leaves
Directions
Preheat the grill to medium-high. In a large bowl, toss shrimp in oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until just cooked through. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp, or they will be tough and rubbery. Remove from the grill.
Place about 3 shrimp in each lettuce leaf. Drizzle with the Serrano-Mint Sauce and with a little chili oil, if desired. Sprinkle with a few cilantro leaves. Roll up the lettuce leaves, and eat immediately.
Serrano-Mint Sauce:
1 cup tightly packed mint leaves, plus more for garnish
2 serrano chiles, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
Salt
Place all ingredients, except for salt, in a blender. Pulse until smooth. Season, to taste.
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By skelwin77
Hoboken, NJ
on June 07, 2012
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Excellent recipe - a great summer dish.
By kt.c.alexander_...
San Diego, CA
on June 04, 2011
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We LOVE this sauce!!! I am more of a mild girl but still love the sauce with the following notes:
We use a little less of the serrano and seed them in a slapdash way (leaving just a few seeds for fun
Don't skimp on the mint leaves- really pack them in. It makes a difference on the sauce coming together with robust flavor and gorgeous color.
Enjoy!!
By mercury_2012_50...
medford, OR
on July 10, 2010
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I love this sauce and use with an assortment of different proteins and lettuces. I think you have to appreciate a taste for spicy to enjoy this sauce if you follow the recipe exactly. Not only are the serranos very spicy [which i personally enjoy] but so are the raw garlic and ginger. Use one seeded serrano if you have a more delicate pallet. I seed one and not the other and it's perfect for me.
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