Asian Pork Lettuce Cups Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the hoisin sauce with the vinegar, ginger and garlic.
• Soak the rice noodles in very hot water until soft, according to package instructions. Cut into smaller pieces for serving.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, then add pork chop strips and quickly stir-fry until warmed through. Add the hoisin mixture and toss to coat. Remove from the heat.
• Serve the pork family style in lettuce cups topped with chopped peanuts, mint, cilantro, bean sprouts and Sriracha and the rice noodles on the side.

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Stir again just before using.
• Prepare the cups: Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the chicken and stir-fry until cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add the carrot, celery, bell pepper, peas and red onion and stir-fry about 3 minutes. Add the ginger, garlic, sprouts and shiitakes. Add 1/4 cup of the prepared sauce and cook until thickened, about 30 seconds, scraping up any browned bits. Transfer the stir-fry to a bowl; top with the scallions and peanuts.
• Wipe out the skillet. Heat the remaining 4 tablespoons canola oil over high heat. Fry the wontons until golden and crisp, about 15 seconds per side. Transfer to paper towels and season with salt.
• Fill the lettuce leaves with the stir-fry. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Crumble the wontons on top or serve alongside. Serve with the remaining sauce.

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over the rice noodles.
• Allow to sit for 5 minutes then drain.
• Cut into smaller lengths.
• Heat a wok or non stick pan over a high heat with the oil.
• Add the chicken mince and stir fry for 4 minutes or until cooked through breaking up with a wooden spoon.
• Add the garlic and ginger and fry for a further 2 minutes.
• Toss in the noodles and stir until heated through.
• In a small bowl combine the sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce and soy sauce and stir through the mince.
• Remove from the heat and stir through the coriander.
• Serve in the lettuce cups.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the pork for 8-10 mins or until cooked through. Stir in the green curry paste and 2 tbsp water, then cook for 1-2 mins.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the red onion, lime juice, fish sauce and herbs. Spoon the pork into the lettuce leaves and serve with rice, if you like.

Steps:

• Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and cooking oil in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; transfer beef to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in the same skillet used for beef until slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir hoisin sauce, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and chile pepper sauce into onions. Add water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and cooked beef; cook and stir until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter and pile meat mixture in the center.

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.