Lemongrass Pork Patties with Sweet Sauce

My weekly meal plan day is today and I am just so excited to have a day surrounded by food. Hellllooooo Pinterest boards. I could waste a whole day on that website, especially since the holiday season (aka craft season) is right around the corner. But what always beats out Pinterest is surrounding my self with blankets, a tea pot with a few tea bags and stacks on stacks on stacks of cookbooks. Lord knows I have plenty of cookbooks, all dog eared and post-it notes spewing out of them. There are so many I have yet to try! But here's one you need to try:

Ingredients:

Patties:

• 1 pound ground pork
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1/4 cup chopped green scallions
• 1 stalk lemongrass, remove the tough layers then chop finely
• 2 tsp ground ginger 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• Butter lettuce or a wide leaf lettuce

Sauce:

• 1 1/2 tsp rice vinegar

• 1/4 cup water

• 1 tbs sugar

• dash of crushed red bell pepper

• 1 tbs 1 tsp of fish sauce

I have some fall time tunes on, Sharon Von Etten is great for cloudy days:

Directions:

1. In a large bowl mix together all patty ingredients together and form about 3 inch wide 1 1/2 inch thick patties.
2. Fry them up on medium heat until cooked all the way through.
3. Mix together all sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
4. When patties are done place on lettuce leafs and drizzle sauce on with spoon. Place second leaf on top to form sandwiches. 
5. Serve!

Well hope your October month has been swell so far, happy eatings everyone!