Easy Asian Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps Recipes

VIETNAMESE PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix vinegar, sugar and salt until blended. Stir in carrots and onion; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., In a large skillet, cook pork, ginger and garlic over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until pork is no longer pink, breaking up pork into crumbles; drain. Stir in soy sauce, mirin, salt, pepper and, if desired, fish sauce., To serve, drain carrot mixture. Place pork mixture in lettuce leaves; top with cucumber, red pepper, green onions, carrot mixture and herbs. Sprinkle with jalapeno and peanuts; drizzle with hoisin sauce. Squeeze lime juice over tops. Fold lettuce over filling.

GROUND PORK ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a pan, heat olive oil and then add garlic and yellow onion until they're translucent. Continue stirring so they don't burn.
• Add the ginger and cook an additional 2 minutes.
• Add the pork and brown.
• While the pork cooks and in a separate bowl combine the hoisin sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, Sriracha, soy sauce and the white bottoms from the green onions. Whisk it all to combine.
• Wash and dry your lettuce leaves.
• Once the pork has cooked through drain the excess grease and add the carrots.
• Add the sauce and cook for another five minutes.
• Serve immediately. Add additional raw carrots, tops from the green onions and cilantro.

SPICY PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• For the scallion and carrot relish: Toss the soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, carrots, scallions and lime juice in a medium bowl. Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• For the pork: Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable oil, and once hot, the pork. Cook the pork, breaking it up with the back of your spoon until it browns and is no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes, salt, garlic, ginger and shallots. Cook until they are aromatic and incorporated, another minute. Add the hoisin and stir to combine, then add the soy sauce. Cook until the pork is sticky and glazed, about 3 minutes. Transfer the pork to a serving bowl.
• Serve the pork with the lettuce leaves, some scallion and carrot relish, cilantro leaves, mint leaves, peanuts and sriracha, letting everyone build their own wraps with all the fixings.