How to Make Pork Lettuce Wraps | Hilah Cooking

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: reduced-sugar hoisin

💰Cheaper: soy sauce + honey

Reduced-sugar hoisin cuts calories while maintaining flavor.

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often cheaper.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

water chestnuts

🥗Healthier: jicama

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Jicama provides a similar crunch, while cabbage is often less expensive.

Start by sautéing 1 pound of ground pork in a little bit of oil.

Add chopped onions and jalapeno to the skillet with the pork.

Once the pork is almost cooked, add in shredded celery, diced carrots, and frozen peas.

Continue to cook until the pork is fully cooked and the celery is wilted, while the carrots remain crispy and the peppers and onions have texture.

Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool for about 5 minutes to allow excess liquid to absorb back into the meat.

While the mixture cools, wash and prepare butter lettuce leaves for wrapping.

Double up the butter lettuce leaves to make them sturdier for holding the filling.

Fill the lettuce leaves with the pork mixture and season with lime juice.

Optionally, add bean sprouts or diced cucumber for extra crunch.

Serve with Sriracha chili garlic hot sauce and wrap the lettuce around the filling.

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