4.9 from 243 votes
Pork Lettuce Wraps
Insanely delicious and simple Pork Lettuce Wraps ready in just 20 minutes! Boldly-flavored pork and vegetable filling wrapped in a crisp lettuce cup and drizzled with a rich Asian glaze - better than any restaurant version you've tasted!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 607 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground pork
- 1 small-medium zucchini diced
- 1 8-ounce can water chestnuts drained and roughly chopped
- ½ white or yellow onion diced
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- ⅓ cup soy sauce I used low sodium
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce optional but HIGHLY recommended
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass paste optional but HIGHLY recommended
- 2 teaspoons ginger paste OR ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional, leave out for mild
- chopped green onions for garnish
- 1 head iceberg lettuce for serving (butter lettuce or romaine will also work)
Instructions
- Whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, fish sauce, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, sriracha, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
- Drizzle oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add pork and brown, breaking apart with a spoon or spatula as it cooks, for about 5 minutes.
- Add zucchini, water chestnuts, onions, and carrots. Sauté about 5-7 minutes until veggies are tender.
- Stir in sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve in lettuce cups and garnish with green onions if desired.
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Notes
- Optional sauce: Whisk together 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce and 1/4 cup soy sauce. Serve with lettuce wraps.
- About those optional ingredients: I listed lemongrass and fish sauce as "optional but HIGHLY recommended". I add them every time I make this dish BUT, I have made this without them when I had run out and didn't have a chance to get to the grocery store and it is still so, SO delicious. So if those two ingredients intimidate you, or you simply don't have them on hand, I want you to know this dish is worth making even without them!
- Make it a meal: This pork lettuce wrap filling is SO good I often serve it as our main dish - either in the lettuce cups, OR I serve it over rice and call it dinner. Highly recommend!
Nutrition Information
Calories
607kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
44g
(68%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Cholesterol
123mg
(41%)
Sodium
1891mg
(79%)
Potassium
977mg
(28%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
3502IU
(70%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
81mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 607
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 607kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 44g | 68% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 123mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 1891mg | 79% |
| Potassium | 977mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 3502IU | 70% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.