Sweet Chilli Pork In Lettuce Cups Food

PORK LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• COOK PORKHeat olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds until starting to brown. Add pork mince, dissolved chicken stock and fish sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes, breaking up the mince, until the pork is cooked through and most of the liquid has evaporated.
• While pork is cooking, dice beans and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. Grate carrot, and finely slice spring onions, chilli and mint leaves. Add beans, carrot, spring onions, chilli and mint to pork mixture. Dissolve sugar in the lime juice and add this as well. Reduce to a gentle simmer while you prepare the rest of the meal.
• PREPARE NOODLESPlace noodles in a heatproof bowl and pour over chicken stock dissolved in boiling water. Leave to sit for 5 minutes, then drain.
• MAKE DRESSINGWhisk together soy sauce, sweet chilli and vinegar.
• ASSEMBLEFill lettuce leaves with noodles, pork mixture and peanuts. Drizzle over dressing and finish with a squeeze of lime. Wrap up as best as you can and eat with your hands!

SWEET CHILLI PORK

Steps:

• Heat oil in large frying pan.
• Add onions, chilli and pork and fry until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add brown sugar, water and fish sauce and bring to the boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes or until sauce is thick and syrupy, stirring while cooking.
• Sprinkle with coriander and serve with steamed rice.

SPICY PORK LOIN AND LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Cook the pork: Season the pork all over with the salt, then sift the paprika through a fine mesh sieve over the pork. Heat a cast iron skillet large enough to hold the pork. Add the oil and when it begins to smoke lightly, use a pair of metal tongs to place the pork into the hot oil. Cook over high heat, turning the pork often, browning on all sides, until it reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F in the thickest part of the tenderloin, about 15 minutes total (if you like a little more "done", cook a few minutes longer on each side). Remove the pork and allow it to "rest" on a flat surface. If you like a little more "done", cook a few minutes longer on each side.
• Make the sauce: In a medium bowl, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, honey, fish sauce, and ginger. Add the scallions. Taste for seasoning. Set aside.
• Assemble the wraps: On a large serving platter, arrange "cups" of lettuce leaves, 2 to 3 layers of lettuce per cup. Form the cups with one leaf inside another with the lettuce spines stacked on top of the other.
• Slice the pork into 1/4-inch thick rounds. Top each lettuce cup with 3 or 4 slices of pork. Season the pork with a little more salt, then top with the chiles. Drizzle the meat with some of the sauce. Top with the cilantro leaves. Top with more sauce if you like.

SWEET CHILI PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine pork, baking soda, and soya sauce. Set aside to marinate 5 minutes.
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat 1 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining oil to the skillet and cook ginger, mushrooms and red peppers until softened, about 3 minutes. Add pork, green onions, sweet chili sauce and water to the skillet. Cook, stirring until the pork is cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• Spoon pork mixture onto lettuce leaves, sprinkle with peanuts. Roll up and enjoy with a side of rice or substitute flour tortillas for the lettuce wraps, if desired.

PORK & CHILLI LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the shallot, lemongrass, garlic and chilli for 3 mins until fragrant. Add the pork mince and stir-fry for about 10 mins more until the pork is cooked through and browned. Add the fish sauce, sugar and lime juice, and cook for a couple more minutes until the pork is coated in the mixture. To freeze, leave to cool completely, then transfer to a freezer bag, seal and lay flat in the freezer (so the mince stays in a thin layer). Will keep for up to two months. Defrost in the fridge overnight before using. Reheat in a dry frying pan over a low heat until piping hot.
• Divide the pork mince between the lettuce leaves and garnish with the spring onions, carrots and herbs, then serve.