Pork Lettuce Wraps

Quick and easy, these pork lettuce wraps make a wonderful appetizer or a tasty light meal.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Asian

Keyword ground pork, lettuce wrap

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 456kcal

¼ cup Water
2 tablespoons Low Sodium Soy Sauce
2 tablespoons Hoisin Sauce
1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
2 Garlic Cloves finely minced or grated
½ teaspoon Ginger Powder
Pinch Crushed Red Pepper optional
2 tablespoons Oil divided (1 tablespoon for the sauce and 1 tablespoon to brown the ground pork) Use a neutral (flavorless) oil with a high smoke point – we use canola oil.
1 pound Ground Pork
½ teaspoon Salt we use kosher salt
¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
1-2 tablespoon Green Onions sliced
7-8 ounces Green Leaf Lettuce butter, Boston, Bibb lettuce work well, rinsed and patted dry
1 Small Carrot shredded (for serving)
¼ cup Chopped Peanuts for serving

Combine the water, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger powder, crushed red pepper (if using) and 1 tablespoon oil in a small jar or bowl. Mix the sauce well with a whisk or fork.

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the pork, sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and arrange it in one layer.
Cook the pork for 3-4 minutes. Turn it in sections so that the browned side is up and cook another 3-4 minutes to brown on both sides.
Stir the pork with a wooden spoon or spatula and continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes while stirring and breaking up any large pieces as you go.
Add the sauce to the skillet, lower the heat to medium-low (but keep the pork sizzling, lower or raise the heat as needed). Continue cooking the pork for approximately 5 minutes until cooked through (there should be no pink) and the sauce reduces and is absorbed by the meat. Stir frequently.
Stir in the green onions, remove the skillet from the heat and allow the pork to cool.
Serve the ground pork in the lettuce cups. The amount of pork to add will depend on the size of each lettuce leaf. Top with a pinch of shredded carrots and a few pieces of chopped peanuts. Enjoy!

Before building the lettuce wraps let the meat cool some. If the meat is too warm it will wilt the lettuce and it could tear.