Spicy Pork Lettuce Cups
These Spicy Pork Lettuce Cups are my healthier take on one of my favorite Asian inspired restaurant dishes. They are super simple to make but have so much flavor.
Servings 6 people
Calories 392kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tbls Avocado Oil
- 1.5 lbs Ground Pork
- 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/2 Yellow Onion diced
- 1 cup Shredded Cabbage green
- 1/2 cup Shredded Carrot
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 Tbls Ginger (fresh) minced or grated
- 1/4 cup Coconut Aminos
- 2 Tbls Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1 Tbls Toasted Sesame Seeds topping
- 2 Tbls Green Onions topping
- 1 Jalapeno sliced; topping
- Bibb Lettuce for cups
Dipping Sauce
- 3/4 cup Coconut Aminos
- 2 Tbls Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1 Jalapeno diced
- 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 tsp Garlic grated
- 1/2 Tbls Ginger grated
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
Instructions
- Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the pork until mostly cooked through Add in the onion, cabbage and carrots and sauté for 3 minutes to start to soften the veggies
- Mix the coconut aminos, rice wine vinegar, ginger, crushed red pepper flakes and garlic together and pour into the meat mixture, cook for another 5 minutes and remove from heat Season to taste
- Use the Bibb lettuce to make cups and place some of the mixture in each one. Top with sliced jalapeno, sesame seeds and green onions
Dipping Sauce
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and serve alongside wraps
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 981mg | Potassium: 435mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1921IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg