Chinese Minced Pork in Lettuce Cups

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Nice and fresh tasting. Great as an entree or you could use these as appetizers in smaller portions. You could also try making this with ground turkey or chicken."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 lbs ground pork
• 1⁄2 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons rice wine or 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup chopped water chestnut
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup toasted pine nuts
• iceberg lettuce (2 heads)

directions

1. Cut lettuce ahead of time into cup shapes to have it ready; choose leaves towards the center of the head of lettuce.
2. Use kitchen shears to cut any shapes needed, if necessary; set aside to chill.
3. Saute pork in a large skillet until it is browned.
4. Remove meat from skillet and drain off any fat.
5. Add onions to skillet and cook for 5 minutes or until tender, then stir in garlic and ginger.
6. Add wine and pork to the skillet and stir until wine reduces.
7. Add hoisin, oyster and soy sauces, stirring to mix well.
8. Stir in water chestnuts and cilantro and heat through.
9. Place on platter and garnish with toasted pine nuts.
10. Serve meat with lettuce cups.

Reviews

[CHRISSYG]

Loved it! Easy tasty, made it with ground chicken so even more healthy than the original recipe... also for condiments, we had Nuoc cham, hoisin, jalapenos cilantro, mint, lime slices, cucumber slices and bean sprouts in addition to the lettuce leaves <br/>the whole family enjoys this meal

 

[Mazey]

This meal has become an all time family favourite. Because everyone love sit so much, I have had to make it into the "main meal", and do that by adding about a tablespoon of boiled rice to each lettuce cup. Thank you.