DIY Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: Worcestershire sauce

Soy sauce is lower in sodium and offers a similar umami flavor.

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner while ground chicken is often less expensive.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch with fewer allergens.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity and flavor profile.

Rinse produce and pat dry.

Peel the leaves of the Boston lettuce to create lettuce cups.

Slice green onions on a bias at a 45° angle.

Open and drain the water chestnuts, then coarsely chop them.

Stem the cilantro and set aside.

Heat a medium pan over medium-high heat and add 2 teaspoons of olive oil.

Add ground pork to the pan and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until browned.

Add hoisin sauce (about 1/4 cup) and Sriracha to the pork mixture.

Sprinkle in the sliced white onions and chopped water chestnuts.

Add the chopped ginger to the mixture.

Sauté everything together for 3 to 4 minutes.

Add chopped peanuts to the mixture.

Assemble the wraps by spooning the pork mixture into the lettuce cups.

Cooking Techniques

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