Cambodian Pork Lettuce Wraps Recipes

PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients until smooth; set aside., In a large skillet, cook pork over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, stir-fry the celery, mushrooms and water chestnuts in oil until crisp-tender. Add the onions, garlic and pepper flakes; stir-fry 1 minute longer. Add pork; heat through., Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Rinse under cold water; drain well and set aside., Stir cornstarch mixture; add to pork mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Divide rice noodles among lettuce leaves; top with pork mixture. Fold lettuce over filling.

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.

HOISIN PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large wok or skillet.
• Cook pork over medium-high heat until pork is opaque.
• Add mushrooms and cook until they begin to turn golden.
• Add garlic, ginger, red pepper, water chestnuts, green onions, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
• Add hoisin and toss to coat.
• Transfer to platter and serve with lettuce leaves.
• To eat, simply fill leaves with pork mixture, and enjoy!

CAMBODIAN PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Add 1½ tablespoon fish sauce into ground meat and marinate 15 minutes in refrigerator.
• Bring broth to simmer in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add pork and cook, stirring frequently, until about half of pork is no longer pink, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer pork to large bowl; let cool 10 minutes.
• Add remaining tablespoon fish sauce, shallots, lime juice, sugar, red pepper, mint, and cilantro to pork; toss to combine.
• Serve with lettuce leaves.

SHORTCUT NOODLE-BOWL LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Slice the cucumber rounds into matchsticks. If the bell pepper strips are very wide, slice them thinly, too. Add all the vegetables, lettuce, scallions, cilantro and tofu or egg if using to a large serving bowl, or arrange on a large platter.
• Add the ramen to the boiling water and cook, stirring once or twice to separate, until al dente, about 90 seconds. Strain, transfer to a small bowl, toss with 1/2 teaspoon of the oil and add to the bowl or platter with the vegetables.
• Toss the pork with the hoisin sauce in a medium bowl, and season lightly with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium nonstick skillet over high heat until almost smoking. Add half the pork and stir-fry until the hoisin sauce chars a bit, about 45 seconds. Transfer the pork to the platter with the vegetables, spreading the slices out a bit so they don't steam. Wipe the pan clean with a paper towel, and repeat with the remaining tablespoon of oil and pork.
• To serve, have everyone fill their lettuce leaves with noodles, pork and vegetables, sprinkle with the peanuts and top with a splash of dressing.

LAILANI'S ASIAN PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Coarsely chop water chestnuts.
• Trim and slice green onions and separate white from green.
• separate lettuce leaves.
• stem cilantro reserving whole leaves.
• heat olive oil in pan and brown ground pork until no pink remains.
• add hoisin sauce, water chestnuts, Sriracha (to taste, white portions of green onions (Reserve remaining for sauce), and ginger to pan.
• stir until slightly thickened (about 3-4 minutes).
• remove from burner and season with a pinch of salt.
• fill lettuce cups with ground pork mixture and top with asian dressing, slaw, green onions, and cilantro leaves.

ASIAN GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• To prepare pork, combine first six ingredients and mix well; add pork and marinate for one hour in the refrigerator, turning occasionally. Prepare grill to medium high heat in this time. Remove pork from marinade, and discard marinade. Sprinkle pork with salt.
• Place pork on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Cook to an internal temperature of 155 (about 22 minutes), turning occasionally. Remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes. Cut into 1/2 inch slices, and then slice into thin strips; keep warm.
• To prepare salad, combine carrot and next six ingredients (through jalapeno) in medium bowl, toss well.
• Place 1-1/2 oz of pork on each 8 lettuce leaves; top each evenly with 1/4 c salad mixture and 2 tbsp of bean sprouts.

SWEET CHILI PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine pork, baking soda, and soya sauce. Set aside to marinate 5 minutes.
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat 1 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining oil to the skillet and cook ginger, mushrooms and red peppers until softened, about 3 minutes. Add pork, green onions, sweet chili sauce and water to the skillet. Cook, stirring until the pork is cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Spoon pork mixture onto lettuce leaves, sprinkle with peanuts. Roll up and enjoy with a side of rice or substitute flour tortillas for the lettuce wraps, if desired.

ASIAN-STYLE PULLED PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Add pork to a slow cooker with teriyaki sauce, sweet and sour sauce, hoisin sauce, sliced ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook on low for 6-8 hours with the lid covered, until cooked to your liking. Chop with a knife until shredded. Serve on a large platter with Bibb lettuce leaves.

THAI PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Trim pork of silver skin and fat. Cut in cubes and freeze in single layer until firm but still pliable (15 to 20 minutes).
• Meanwhile, prepare rice powder if needed (if you're making it from scratch, toast 1 tablespoon white rice 5 minutes in small pan, then grind with mortar and pestle). Slice onion thinly. Assemble other ingredients.
• Process partially frozen meat, 1/2 at a time, in food processor, pulsing 5-6 times until coarsely chopped. Stir 1 tablespoon fish sauce into ground meat and refrigerate 15 minutes to marinade meat.
• Bring broth to simmer in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add pork and cook 2 minutes, stirring. Add 1 teaspoon rice powder. Stir 1-1/2 minutes more until no longer pink.
• Transfer pork to large bowl and cool 10 minutes. Add 1½ tablespoons fish sauce, remaining rice powder, shallots, lime juice, sugar, red pepper flakes, mint, and cilantro.
• Serve with lettuce leaves.