Asian Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps are super easy and quick to make! All you need is 30 minutes and some simple ingredients. These are my lazy go-to and family’s favourite appetizer or main dish.
Flavourful and delicious stir-fry ground pork with crispy lettuce, I mean, I am hungry already when I am writing this line! The best thing about this recipe is you can double or even triple the proportion and you will have leftovers for lunch! What more could you ask for? Seriously though. LOL
I have tried ground beef and chicken too but my family prefers ground pork out of all. This may not be the most authentic recipe, but I guarantee you this is so delicious and probably the ONLY lettuce wrap recipe you will ever need!
Here are some more Cantonese Recipes that my family absolutely loves:
What do you need for these Asian ground pork lettuce wraps?
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- minced garlic
- minced shallot
- oyster sauce
- hoisin sauce
- soy sauce
- dark soy sauce
- sugar
- cornstarch
- sesame oil
- red chilli – chopped
- green onions
- Chinese cooking wine
- Cooking Oil
- Lettuce – washed and pat dry
What kind of lettuce is best for Asian Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps?
I used Romaine Lettuce here but you can use any kind, as long as it is big enough to hold the filling and is flexible to use it as a wrap.
Other kinds of lettuce include:
- Butterhead lettuce
- Green Leaf Lettuce
- Iceberg Lettuce
How to cut romaine lettuce for these Asian Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps?
Cut the bottom of the romaine lettuce, separate the lettuce into pieces, and wash and pat dry before use. I also cut the romaine lettuce a little more to keep my lettuce wraps neat! Do not discard that part, save it part for Caesar salad.
Super Quick And Easy Asian Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Romaine Lettuce
- 454 g Ground Pork
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1/2 cup cooking wine
- 1 Red Chilli – chopped optional
- Some chopped green onions for garnish
- Some cooking oil
- 1 cloves minced garlic
- 1 minced shallot
Instructions
- Marinate ground pork with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch, and sesame oil for at least 15 minutes. You may want to marinate it a day before in advance.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan with oil, sautee garlic and shallot until fragrant, then pour in cooking wine, and let it cook for 30 seconds until the alcohol evaporated. Stir in ground pork, and cook until brown.
- Add oyster sauce and hoisin sauce, and mix until combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Cut the lettuce as shown below.
- Fill the lettuce with ground pork. garnish with chopped chilli and green onion.
- Serve when warm.
- Enjoy these Asian ground pork lettuce wraps with your loved ones!
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