Seven Spice Pork Lettuce Wraps

Name: Seven Spice Pork Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps seven spice powder (shichimi togarashi); 8 butter or Boston lettuce leaves; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 Tbsps freshly grated ginger; 567 grams ground pork; 1 Tbsp neutral oil; 2 Tbsps rice vinegar; 2 Tbsps toasted sesame oil; 118 milliliters soy sauce

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Seven Spice Pork Lettuce Wraps a try. One portion of this dish contains around 28g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 492 calories. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up seven spice powder, ginger, soy sauce, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes.

Instructions

Combine all ingredients for sauce and set aside at room temperature while preparing pork.

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In a bowl, combine sesame oil and seven spice powder.

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Add pork and gently fold spice oil in, taking care not to overwork or compress meat. Gently form meat into eight 2.5-ounce patties and liberally sprinkle with kosher salt on one side.

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Cooking Oil

Heat a heavy skillet, ideally cast iron, on high heat for several minutes, or until a drop of water immediately sizzles in pan. Swirl in neutral oil and add pork patties, salted side down. Liberally salt other side of patties and let cook undisturbed for several minutes, until a dark crust forms, before flipping. Cook patties until just no longer pink in the center, 10 to 11 minutes, and set aside to rest.

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