Pork Larb Lettuce Wrap
Ingredients
Dipping Sauce
-
2
tablespoons
fish sauce
-
2
tablespoons
lime juice
-
1 ½
tablespoons
sugar
-
2
Thai chilies
thinly sliced, optional
-
1
tablespoon
water
Filling
-
1
tablespoon
vegetable oil
-
4
cloves
garlic, thinly sliced
-
1
teaspoon
sugar
-
½
pound
ground pork
-
1
teaspoon
fish sauce
-
½
teaspoon
soy sauce
-
to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garnish
-
¼
cup
basil, mint and cilantro leaves, torn
-
1
Thai chili
thinly sliced, optional
-
1
head
butterhead lettuce or iceberg lettuce
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the dipping sauce and whisk to blend. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until golden brown. Then, add the sugar and cook for 20 seconds.
- Add the pork and cook over moderate-high heat, breaking the meat into small pieces and cooking thoroughly until no pink remains, about 4 minutes.
- Stir in the fish sauce and soy sauce, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat, transfer to a bowl, and set aside.
- To assemble, take a tablespoon or two of the ground pork filling and place it in the center of a lettuce leaf. Drizzle the dipping sauce over the meat, wrap the lettuce around it, and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
4
Calories
230
Total fat
16g
Total carbohydrates
11g
Total protein
12g
Sodium
904mg
Cholesterol
41mg
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