With love, from my little kitchen to you...: Thai lettuce wraps

So, the other night I wanted to make something different, something fresh and crisp and full of flavor.
So after wandering around the grocery store for a while, I decided to make some Thai lettuce wraps with turkey meatballs and peanut sauce.
So I did.

Here's what I used:

Sesame oil, Fish Sauce, Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar, sesame seeds, minced garlic, peanut butter, cilantro, ginger, scallions, carrot, yellow and orange bell peppers, lettuce, ground turkey, and rice noodles.

Actually, I thought I bought rice noodles, but it turns out they are bean threads. Not sure the difference, I couldn't tell, but I thought I should point that out.

To begin, prep the noodles. They need to soak in hot water for a little while, so heat that up.

Then prepare the meatballs.
Add some garlic to the turkey, then mince up some fresh ginger and add that.
I found it easiest to just peel it, then grate it on a microplane.

Next, add a spoonful of fish oil

Then soy sauce

Then rice vinegar

then heat a large skillet with a little oil

Mix everything together, and prepare the meatballs

Add them to the pan, and flip when browned.

They will probably need to cook about 4-5 minutes on each side over medium-high heat.

At this point, you can add the noodles to the pot of hot water, turn the burner off, and let them soak for about 10 minutes.

While the meatballs and noodles cook, you can make your sauces.
First- the dressing for the meatballs. Add 4 tbsp fish oil, 2 tbsp sesame oil, 4 tbsp rice vinegar, and 1 tsp sesame seeds. Whisk together and set aside.
Oh, and if you like a little heat, you can add some red pepper flakes to this as well.

Then make the peanut sauce.

Mix 1/4 c peanut butter with about 2 tbsp honey, then add 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp rice vinegar, and a spoonful of minced garlic. Whisk until combined.

When the meatballs are done, put them in a bowl, then pour the dressing over them.

Now, just chop/slice all the veggies and get them ready for the wraps.

Now, normally I like to use sweet Boston lettuce, because the leaves are just perfect for lettuce wraps, but my grocery store didn't have any. Nor did it have any other lettuces that I wanted. So I just grabbed a head of iceberg. But if you can get your hands on Boston lettuce, I highly recommend it.

Ok, the assembly (finally!!!):