Pork Lettuce Wraps
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 8 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Cost
- $14.00
- Nutrition
- 380 cal · 26g protein
- quick
- 20-min
- skillet
- high-protein
- budget
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: raw veg on the side
Pork Lettuce Wraps is a Asian weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 20 minutes, for around $14 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 11 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain raw veg on the side works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Cucumber salad (5 min)
Contains: Gluten · Soy · Sesame— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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- 12-inch nonstick skilletDon't have one? Amazon →
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- Salad spinnerDon't have one? Amazon →
- 8-inch chef's knifeDon't have one? Amazon →
- Large cutting boards (set of 2)Don't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 heads butter lettuce
- 1 can water chestnuts
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 bunch green onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Steps
- Separate the lettuce into cups, rinse, and pat dry. Finely chop the water chestnuts.
- Brown the ground pork in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes, breaking it up. Drain off excess fat.
- Add the minced garlic, grated ginger and sliced green onion whites and cook 1 minute.
- Stir in the water chestnuts, carrots, hoisin, soy sauce and rice vinegar and cook 2-3 minutes until glossy. Finish with the sesame oil.
- Spoon into lettuce cups and top with green onion tops. Kids can eat the filling over rice if lettuce cups are too messy.
On the side: Cucumber salad (5 min)
2 cucumbers, 1 bottle rice vinegar
- Thinly slice the cucumbers. Toss with a splash of rice vinegar, a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbohydrates
- 24 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 8 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 1,240 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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