Lettuce Wraps With Pickled Cucumber
By: Priya
Published: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 11:03pm

Ingredients




1 big Leafy Lettuce (1 big)
1/2 cup Carrots (grated long)
1/2 cup Cabbage (grated long)
1 small Onion (1 small, finely chopped)
1/4 cup Cottage Cheese (grated, ¼ cup)
1/2 cup Green, Red and Yellow bell peppers (sliced thin and long)
1 big Cucumber
1 tablespoon Vinegar
1 cup Sugar
To Taste Salt
1 tablespoon Honey
1 tablespoon White Pepper
2 tablespoons Oyster Sauce
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Orange juice

Preparation

1 To make the pickled cucumber 2 Boil the vinegar and dissolve 1 cup sugar in it 3 Remove from fire and add the sliced cucumber in it (Don't remove skin) 4 Allow it to cool down and add the orange juice 5 Refrigerate for at least a week 6 To make the wraps 7 Soak the lettuce leaves in water with ice to make it crisp 8 Add some olive oil in a pan 9 Add 2 tbsp of chopped garlic and add the chopped onion 10 Add 2 tbsp of sugar and allow the onions to caramelize 11 Next add the cabbage,capsicum,bell papers and add the soy sauce and oyster sauce and cook 12 Add carrot,salt, white pepper 13 Add some fresh lime juice and remove off heat 14 Remove lettuce leaves from ice and  add the piping hot vegetables to it 15 Wrap the vegetables with lettuce leaves. 16 The cold lettuce leaves with the piping hot vegetables is a great combination 17 Garnish with honey and serve with the pickled cucumbers