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Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps
Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps
Quick, easy, and delicious. They consist of seasoned ground pork, cooked with aromatic ingredients like ginger, garlic, and soy sauce, and then wrapped in fresh lettuce leaves.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 medium carrots finely diced
- 8 oz. mushrooms chopped
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 8 oz. water chestnuts can, drained and chopped
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 8-10 lettuce leaves
- 2 scallions sliced
- 1/4 cup roasted salted cashews roughly chopped
- lime wedges for serving
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and pork; lightly season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften and the pork begins to brown, approximately 4-5 minutes.
- Add water chestnuts and continue cooking until the pork is cooked through, another 2-3 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and add soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, 6-7 minutes.
- Spoon the pork mixture into lettuce wraps and top with sliced scallions and roasted cashews. Serve with a lime wedge and enjoy!
- How to Cook Fresh Water Chestnuts
- Scratch chestnuts with a knife.
- Add chestnuts to a small pan with 2 cups of water.
- Add 1/2 t. salt and 1/2 t sugar.
- Boil for 20 minutes or until soft. Note – check at 15 minutes with a knife. When cooked, chestnuts will be walnut soft.
- Once cooked, drain the black water and wash chestnuts.
- Let cool, peel and slice or chop as recipe requires.
Disclaimer
Some parts of recipe maybe AI-generated.
Nutrition
Calories: 506kcal (25%)Carbohydrates: 24g (8%)Protein: 25g (50%)Fat: 35g (54%)Saturated Fat: 13g (81%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 82mg (27%)Sodium: 765mg (33%)Potassium: 940mg (27%)Fiber: 5g (21%)Sugar: 7g (8%)Vitamin A: 8717IU (174%)Vitamin C: 16mg (19%)Calcium: 69mg (7%)Iron: 3mg (17%)
Disclaimer
Nutritional information for this recipe is an approximation and is not to be construed as medical advice.
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