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Thai-Style Pork Lettuce Wraps
Fresh, fast, and full of flavour, these lettuce wraps layer savoury pork, sticky rice, fresh herbs, and peanuts into the perfect handheld bite.
Prep:
15 minutes
Cook:
20 minutes
Serves:
3 to 4
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Ingredients
Spice Rub
- 1 lb (454 g) lean ground pork
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Thai chilies, seeded and minced
- 1 cup (250 mL) cooked sticky rice
- 8 whole lettuce leaves (such as leaf lettuce, Boston bibb, or small romaine leaves)
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) fresh mint leaves, roughly torn
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped, unsalted peanuts
- Lime wedges (optional)
Sauce
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) water
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) each soy sauce and lime juice
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) brown sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
Sauce: Whisk together water, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, and cornstarch in a small bowl; set aside
Step 2
Add pork to skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring and breaking it up, about 7 minutes until it begins to brown. Add garlic and chilies; cook stirring, for 1 minute.
Step 3
Reduce heat to medium, add sauce; simmer for about 3 minutes or until sauce is thick and bubbly.
Step 4
To make wraps, scoop about 2 tbsp (30 mL) rice and 1/8th of the pork mixture into each lettuce leaf. Top with mint and peanuts and place on platter. Serve with lime wedges (if desired).
Nutrients per serving (2 wraps with garnishes or 1/4 recipe): 400 calories, 26 g protein, 22 g fat, 24 g carbohydrates, 2 g fibre, 4 g sugars, 540 mg sodium.
This recipe doubles easily and is a perfect fresh and flavourful way to entertain a hungry crowd.
