The Recipe:

• Cook rice: Place rice in a small saucepan with 1 cup water and 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until rice is tender, and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork. Cover to keep warm until step 5.
• Prep ingredients: Trim ends from shallot, then halve, peel and thinly slice. Thinly slice half of the Fresno chile, remove stem and seeds (save rest for own use). Juice lime. Roughly chop peanuts. Trim end from lettuce, separate leaves, keeping them whole. Pat shrimp dry, then cut each into thirds. Season with salt and pepper.
  
• Make sauce: In a medium bowl, combine fish sauce, lime juice (about 2 tablespoons), 2 tablespoons warm water, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar.
  
• Sauté́ aromatics: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add shallots and the sliced chile (or less depending on heat preference) and sauté́ until shallots are softened and golden brown, about 3 minutes
  
• Cook shrimp: Add shrimp and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add sauce and continue to cook until sauce is slightly reduced, and shrimp are firm and cooked through, about 1 minute more.
  
• Assemble & serve: Line shallow bowls with lettuce leaves. Spoon rice on top of lettuce, followed by shrimp. Top with chopped peanuts and torn mint leaves. Use lettuce leaves to scoop up filling, if desired, or eat with knife and fork. Enjoy!