Laotian Shrimp Larb

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sweet white rice (sometimes labeled "glutenous")
• 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced lemongrass, plus 1/3 cup thinly sliced rounds (from 4 stalks)
• 1 piece ginger (1 inch), peeled and minced (2 tablespoons); plus a 4-inch piece, peeled, thinly sliced lengthwise, and sliced into thin matchsticks (1/2 cup)
• 2 tablespoons minced shallot, plus 3/4 cup thinly sliced rounds (from 5 shallots)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 Thai chile peppers, sliced into thin rounds
• 2 tablespoons corn or other vegetable oil, plus more for frying
• Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 pounds shrimp, peeled, deveined, and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, plus more for serving
• 1/4 cup sliced fresh mint leaves, plus whole leaves for serving
• 1/4 cup sliced fresh basil leaves, plus whole leaves for serving
• 1 head green- or red-leaf lettuce, leaves separated
• 1 English cucumber, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds, for serving

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