Stir-Fried Five-Spice Pork with Lettuce Cups

Name: Stir-Fried Five-Spice Pork with Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder; 8 basil leaves, torn into pieces; 680 grams boneless pork shoulder, outer fat trimmed and pork cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 carrot, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise; 1 celery rib, thinly sliced on the bias; 3 Tbsps hoisin sauce; 1 leave Iceberg lettuce , for serving; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 Tbsps chicken stock or low-sodium broth; 1 small onion, cut into 1/3-inch dice; 1 Tbsp peanut oil; 2 scallions, white and green parts thinly sliced; 1 teaspoons Asian sesame oil; 79 milliliters canned whole water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped

Stir-Fried Five-Spice Pork with Lettuce Cups might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 308 calories, 40g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have five-spice powder, kosher salt and pepper, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large skillet, heat the peanut oil until shimmering.

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Frying Pan

Add the diced pork shoulder and stir-fry over high heat until browned and just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pork to a plate.

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Pork Shoulder

Pork

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Slotted Spoon

Add the onion, carrot and celery to the skillet and cook over moderate heat until tender, about 4 minutes,

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

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Add the five-spice powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the water chestnuts, stock and hoisin sauce, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Return the pork to the skillet and stir-fry until heated through and coated with the sauce, about 1 minute.

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Water Chestnuts

Hoisin Sauce

Sauce

Stock

Pork

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Remove from the heat and stir in the basil, scallions and sesame oil; season with salt and pepper. Spoon the pork into bowls and serve with lettuce leaves for wrapping.

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Salt And Pepper