Pork & Mango Lettuce Wraps
Here is a delightful recipe for flavorful Asian-inspired pork lettuce wraps. Succulent roasted pork is cooked with a blend of soy sauce, fish sauce, and garlic, then wrapped in crisp iceberg lettuce leaves. Topped with fresh mango slices, cilantro, and crunchy peanuts, these wraps offer a satisfying mix of textures and flavors. Perfect for a quick and delicious meal!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs. peanut or canola oil
- 1 jalapeño or serrano chili, cored, seeded and minced
- 3 cups roasted pork, cut into thin strips or shredded
- (see related recipe at left)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 Tbs. Asian fish sauce
- 2 Tbs. sugar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 8 large iceberg lettuce leaves
- 1 mango, peeled, pitted and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts
Instructions
- <b>Heat the pork</b>
- In a large fry pan over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the chili and saut&#233; until softened, about 1 minute. Add the pork, stir in the soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar and garlic, and cook until the pork is heated through, about 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro.
- <b>Assemble the wraps</b>
- Divide the pork mixture in the center of each lettuce leaf. Top with mango slices, sprinkle with the peanuts and serve immediately. Serves 4.
- Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Food Made Fast Series, <i>One Pot,</i> by Carrolyn Carre&#241;o (Oxmoor House, 2008).
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