Pork Lettuce Wraps
Insanely delicious and simple Pork Lettuce Wraps ready in just 20 minutes! Boldly-flavored pork and vegetable filling wrapped in a crisp lettuce cup and drizzled with a rich Asian glaze - better than any restaurant version you've tasted!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground pork
- 1 small-medium zucchini diced
- 1 8-ounce can water chestnuts drained and roughly chopped
- ½ white or yellow onion diced
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- ⅓ cup soy sauce I used low sodium
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce optional but HIGHLY recommended
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass paste optional but HIGHLY recommended
- 2 teaspoons ginger paste OR ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons sriracha sauce
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional, leave out for mild
- chopped green onions for garnish
- 1 head iceberg lettuce for serving (butter lettuce or romaine will also work)
Instructions
- Whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, fish sauce, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, sriracha, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
- Drizzle oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add pork and brown, breaking apart with a spoon or spatula as it cooks, for about 5 minutes.
- Add zucchini, water chestnuts, onions, and carrots. Sauté about 5-7 minutes until veggies are tender.
- Stir in sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve in lettuce cups and garnish with green onions if desired.
Notes
Optional sauce: Whisk together 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce and 1/4 cup soy sauce. Serve with lettuce wraps.
About those optional ingredients: I listed lemongrass and fish sauce as "optional but HIGHLY recommended". I add them every time I make this dish BUT, I have made this without them when I had run out and didn't have a chance to get to the grocery store and it is still so, SO delicious. So if those two ingredients intimidate you, or you simply don't have them on hand, I want you to know this dish is worth making even without them!
Make it a meal: This pork lettuce wrap filling is SO good I often serve it as our main dish - either in the lettuce cups, OR I serve it over rice and call it dinner. Highly recommend!
Nutrition
Calories: 607kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 1891mg | Potassium: 977mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3502IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 3mg
