Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce wraps make perfect summer night dinners.

First of all, they're easy...

Like, wash off some lettuce, quickly cook up some meat, toss in some herbs, and whisk together a basic sauce and you're done.

Plus, you can do so many different flavor twists.

Mexican, Thai, Indian, etc... they would all be delicious.

This week, I decided to go Thai.

These wraps are bright, fresh, and packed with flavor.

Simply saute some pork and garlic until golden brown, then turn off the heat and toss in some fresh basil, cilantro, mint, onion, and fresh peppers.

Stuff the pork mixture into crisp butter lettuce leaves, and spoon a simple sauce over top, made with lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and more chiles.

The results are little pockets of deliciousness, packed with tender meat, fresh herbs, spicy chiles, vibrant fresh lime juice, and salty fish sauce.

I really like serving them with a giant bowl of fried rice on the side. Recipe coming soon!

Recipe

Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps

4.8 from 4 votes

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Prep20 minutes mins

Cook15 minutes mins

Total35 minutes mins

Servings: 2

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Ingredients 

• 1 head butter lettuce
• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 red serrano or jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound ground pork
• 10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• ½ small red onion, cut in half and very thinly sliced
• ½ cup torn fresh basil leaves
• ½ cup torn fresh cilantro leaves
• ¼ cup torn fresh mint leaves

Instructions

• Carefully remove the butter lettuce leaves from the head of lettuce, wash with cool water, and set out to dry on a towel.
• Next, assemble the dipping sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and 1 of the sliced peppers. Season lightly with salt and pepper and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the ground pork and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned (about 10 minutes or so). Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes, until softened and fragrant.Turn off the heat and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the onion, basil, cilantro, mint, and remaining pepper slices.
• Serve family style, with the pork mixture, lettuce leaves, and dipping sauce. To assemble, spoon the pork into a lettuce leaf and either dip the wraps into the sauce or spoon over the top before eating.

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