Vietnamese Pork Lettuce Wraps

Name: Vietnamese Pork Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 8 Bibb lettuce leaves; 2 mediums carrots, julienned; 1 English cucumber, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon fish sauce, optional; 12 grams each coarsely chopped fresh basil, cilantro and mint; 1 Tbsp minced fresh gingerroot; 1 garlic clove, minced; 3 green onions, chopped; 454 grams ground pork; 8 servings Hoisin sauce; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 8 servings Lime wedges; 2 Tbsps reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 Tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine); 1 mediums onion, cut into thin slices; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 small sweet red pepper, finely chopped; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons salt; 37 grams salted peanuts, chopped; 50 grams sugar; 128 milliliters white vinegar

Vietnamese Pork Lettuce Wraps might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 235 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Vietnamese cuisine. This recipe from Taste of Home requires bibb lettuce leaves, mirin, salt, and lime wedges. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Vietnamese Beef-Noodle Soup With Asian Greens, Okay Vietnamese/japanese, Asian Barbecue Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Asian Chickpea Lettuce Wraps.

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix vinegar, sugar and salt until blended. Stir in carrots and onion; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Carrot

Vinegar

Onion

Sugar

Salt

Equipment you will use

Bowl

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.

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Fish Sauce