Asian Lettuce Wraps (Pork or Chicken!)
Make restaurant-quality lettuce wraps at home with this quick and easy recipe! As an appetizer or weeknight meal in a flash, these lettuce wraps will be your new go-to!
Servings: 8 large lettuce wraps (roughly)
Ingredients
- 1 head Bibb lettuce or 2 romaine hearts (8-10 large leaves)
- 1 pound ground pork or ground chicken, turkey, or beef
- 1 small yellow onion chopped
- ¾ cup shredded carrots
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- ½ teaspoon fish sauce
- Red peppers flakes optional to taste
- Salt to taste
Optional Toppings
- ½ cup peanuts crushed
- 1 bunch scallions trimmed and chopped
- 2 limes cut into wedges
Instructions
- Mix together the hoisin, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, and hot pepper flakes. Set aside the sauce.
- Cook and crumble the pork (or whichever meat you chose) in a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat. Once cooked through, use a slotted spoon to drain the meat and set it aside in a separate bowl.
- Drain any liquid fat from the pan. Add avocado oil, and then the onion, carrots, garlic, and ginger. Sauté over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes until just fragrant.
- Pour the sauce over the veggies, and add back in the ground meat. Season with salt, and stir.
- Simmer the mixture, uncovered over medium heat, for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce will thicken slightly and the flavors will meld together!
- Arrange lettuce leaves on a serving dish. Using a slotted spoon, top each piece of lettuce with a generous (but not overflowing) amount of the meat mixture. Then top each lettuce wrap with a sprinkle of crushed peanuts and scallions. Serve right away with lime wedges!
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Notes
- Bibb lettuce leaves are more pliable and soft whereas romaine leaves are crunchier and studier. Either option works!
- Ground pork has a buttery flavor and is inexpensive. I LOVE ground pork! You can also use ground chicken, turkey or beef, depending on your preference.
- Don’t have avocado oil? Any other flavorless oil works well, or even use a splash of olive oil in a pinch!
- Watch my video for tips on how to crush peanuts.
- Assemble right before serving, or else your lettuce will get soggy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 lettuce wrap (pork with toppings) | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 469mg | Potassium: 379mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2723IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg