Ginger Pork Lettuce Wraps

These pork lettuce wraps have spicy ground pork cooked in ginger, garlic, sesame oil, oyster sauce, and bell pepper for something sweet and spicy. Recipe adapted from Food and Wine.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Asian

Servings:

Calories: 416kcal

Author: alaskafromscratch

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
1 red bell pepper seeded and diced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
2 garlic cloves minced
2 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
8 ounces water chestnuts drained and diced
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 green onions sliced
¼ cup roughly chopped cilantro
1 head butter lettuce separated into individual leaves

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the pork, bell pepper, ginger, garlic, sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, and sesame oil until thoroughly combined.
Place a large skillet over medium heat. Swirl about 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in the pan. Add the pork mixture to the pan, breaking up the meat with a spatula, and cook until browned and done, about 6 minutes. Stir in the water chestnuts, and oyster sauce until coated.
Remove the mixture from the heat. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro. Spoon the pork mixture into the lettuce cups. Serve with Sriracha on the side. Enjoy promptly.

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