Lettuce Cups With Pork And Quinoa In Peanut Sauce Recipes

LETTUCE CUPS WITH PORK AND QUINOA IN PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, sugar, soy sauce, lime juice and zest, ginger, vinegar, fish sauce, and sriracha until smooth.
• 2. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the scallions and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the pork and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the peanut butter mixture and cook, stirring until absorbed, about 3 minutes. Stir in the quinoa and quinoa puffs. Adjust the seasoning with soy sauce, fish sauce, and sriracha.
• 3. Stir in the cilantro and pea shoots and sprinkle with peanuts.
• 4. Scoop the pork mixture into the lettuce leaves. Serve with lime wedges and sriracha.

QUINOA PILAF IN LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Bring the water and quinoa to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until quinoa is cooked and curly white germ shows, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, warm the olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the onion and spices, and saute until the onion has softened and the spices are very fragrant.
• Stir in the pine nuts and fruit and saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked quinoa (all the water should have been absorbed) to the skillet. Stir in the grapefruit zest and grapefruit juice. Taste, and season with salt, pepper, to taste. Allow to sit off the heat for 10 minutes so the flavors seep into the quinoa.
• Serve in lettuce cups.