Pork or Chicken Vegetable Asian Lettuce Wraps
Recipe: #6288
August 23, 2012
Categories: Beans, Bean Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Appetizers, Mushrooms, Peppers, Asian, Sunday Dinner, Wok/Stir-Fry, Heart Healthy, Low Calorie, Low Carbohydrate, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Lime, more
"I really enjoy lettuce wraps; but, I never really found a recipe I really enjoyed; so this is my take on them. I really tried to add some texture and flavors with other vegetables; and this is the result. What I like best, is that there is NO heavy sauce - it is a much lighter sauce which was one of the things I tried to create with this recipe. I also prefer to use a ground meat for this; however, I really prefer a coarse grind. I often grind it myself; or just ask the butcher, for a coarse grind. It just adds a nice texture to the recipe; and usually the butcher is more than happy to do that."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (145.3 g)
- Calories 168
- Total Fat - 5.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 44.3 mg
- Sodium - 329.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7 g
- Sugars - 9.6 g
- Protein - 6.5 g
- Calcium - 79.4 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 45.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Prep ... This is a very quick cooking dish, so make sure everything is prepared and measured out ahead of time.
Step 2
Peanuts ... Add to a dry wok (if you have one) or, use a large saute pan and cook 2-3 minutes on medium heat,. Once they are lightly brown remove to a paper towel to coolk. Then chop and set to the side.
Step 3
Stir Fry ... The wok is really what works best ... but if you don't, as I said - don't worry. A deep saute pan can be used. Bring to medium high heat - stir fry is done in a HOT pan. Add the oil and then the ground meat and red pepper flakes. Make sure to lightly break it up and continue to stir. Once the meat gets a little color and mostly cooked through, which only takes a couple of minutes; push it over to the side of the pan. It will continue to cook a bit on the side of the pan, and finish cooking another couple of minutes with the vegetables.
Step 4
Next, add in the mushrooms, shallots, garlic, scallions, chile, and cook another 2 minutes; making sure to stir often. You don't want the garlic to burn. If the pan seems dry, you can add a bit more oil.
Step 5
The Egg ... Move the vegetables over with the pork, and add the egg. Break it up and cook until almost cooked through, a little runny yolk is a good thing, but make sure the whites are set. With a hot pan, this only takes a minute.
Step 6
Vegetables ... Then add in the carrots, bean sprouts, cabbage, water chestnuts, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar (optional), and lime juice; bring in the pork and other vegetables from the side of the pan and mix to combine everything. Cook another 2 minutes until everything is combined, heated and cooked through.
Step 7
Serve ... Almost Done! Finish with the basil and peanuts. Now, if you can't find Thai basil, use a basic basil. The Thai basil just has a nice flavor. Family style. A plate or bowl of the lettuce leaves and the chopped peanuts; and a bowl of the stir fry. ENJOY! It is so light, healthy and quick to prepare.
Tips
No special items needed.