Pork Lettuce Wraps
19
- Prep Time12 mins
- Total Time30 mins
- Makes4 Servings
These pork lettuce wraps replace tortillas and bread with crunchy juicy iceberg lettuce, making them a light but filling dinner the kids will love.
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup white onion, chopped
1/2 cup carrot, finely chopped
2 tbsp ginger, chopped
1 tbsp garlic, chopped
1 lb ground pork
1 227 mL can water chestnuts
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1/4 tsp Asian chili sauce
1/2 tsp cornstarch
1/3 cup green onions, chopped (about 2)
1 small head iceberg lettuce, separated into leaves
Instructions
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium- high heat. Add onions and carrots; saute for 3 minutes or until they begin to soften. Add ginger and garlic. Saute for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Turn heat to high, add pork and drained chipped water chestnuts; cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
Whisk together fish sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, Asian chili sauce and cornstarch, and add to pan, stirring to coat pork. Cook for 1 minute or until sauce has come to a boil and juices in pan are slightly thickened. Sprinkle with green onions.
Serve pork on a platter for each person to spoon into lettuce leaves - or small whole wheat tortillas, if that would please kids more.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 350, Protein 24g, Carbohydrates 15g, Fat 22g, Fibre 2g, Sodium 1150mg.
Tip:
Watching your family's salt intake? Omit the fish sauce to save 697 mg sodium per serving.
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