Oriental Minced Pork In Lettuce Leaves 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.

EASY ASIAN GROUND PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Add 1 tablespoon of olive to a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the ground pork, season it with a little salt and pepper, and brown it, breaking it up as it's cooking. Continue cooking it until there's no pink remaining, about 5-6 minutes.
• Add in the diced onions and stir in the sauce ingredients: garlic, fresh grated ginger, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Continue cooking until the onions become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, and then stir in the coleslaw mix and chopped water chestnuts. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
• To serve: spoon approximately 1/4 cup of the ground pork mixture into the lettuce leaf of your choice. Add toppings as desired. Roll or fold like a taco and enjoy!

YUK SUNG

Steps:

• Firstly prepare your vegetables: Chop onion and mushrooms. Peel and crush garlic.Peel and finely chop carrots. Peel and chop Ginger (if using fresh).
• Heat the oil in large open wok, fry the pork mince, with 1 tsp of Chinese 5 Spice, until browned.
• Add the onion, garlic and ginger, carrots, mushrooms, peppers, remaining 5 spice, soy sauce and oyster sauce.
• Cook on a medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes, until the mixture is browned, sauce has thicken slightly and absorbed into the meat.
• Serve in little gem lettuce leaves, and top with chopped spring onions and chillies. (Leave chillies out if you prefer).

CHINESE MINCED PORK IN LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

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

ORIENTAL MINCED PORK IN LETTUCE LEAVES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan or wok, stir-fry onion and garlic until onion is soft, add both minces and stir-fry until cooked through.
• Add capsicum and sauces, reduce to a simmer, cook uncovered, stirring occasionally for about 4-5 Min's.
• Add sprouts and cook until they soften slightly but are still crunchy, stir in green onions and seeds.
• Divide lettuce leaves among plates and spoon pork mixture into leaves.
• Tip: After removing outer dead leaves, cut the end off lettuce and hold under cold running water, the leaves will fall off one by one, intact.

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.

QUICK ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the water and rice. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes, until water is absorbed. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook the pork, green onions, and garlic for 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly brown. Add the tofu, carrot, Hoisin, and soy sauce, stirring frequently until heated through. Remove from heat, and stir in the sesame oil and chile paste.
• To serve: spoon a small amount of rice into each lettuce leaf, top with the stir-fry mixture, and drizzle with additional soy sauce or hoisin, if desired. Wrap the lettuce leaf to enclose the filling.

SPICY MINCE & LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the ginger, garlic and chillies for 1 min. Add the mince, then cook on a high heat until golden brown, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go. Sprinkle over the brown sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and shredded lime leaves, then cook everything down until sticky.
• Tip the mince into a serving bowl, then serve with a bowl of lettuce leaves for wrapping the mince in; the herbs, shallots and peanuts for scattering over; and the lime wedges for squeezing.

EASY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Combine stir-fry sauce, sherry and cornstarch; set aside.
• Stir-fry pork, onion and garlic together in hot wok or large skillet over high heat until pork is no longer pink; drain excess fat. Add stir-fry sauce mixture; cook, stirring, until pork is evenly coated with sauce. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro and sesame oil. To serve, place desired amount of meat mixture in lettuce leaf and wrap to enclose.

CHINESE LEAF PORK WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a wok and add the pork mince. Stir-fry over a high heat for 5 mins until cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the garlic, ginger, mushrooms and spring onions to the wok. Stir-fry for 2-3 mins, then add the rice & peas. Stir-fry for 1 min, then add the egg and cook until the egg scrambles. Stir through the parsley, pork, soy and seasoning.
• Pile the rice and pork into Chinese leaves and serve with soy and sweet chilli sauce.