Thai Pork Wraps Food

THAI PORK LARB WRAP

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small pot. Add the pork and stir until pork is fully cooked. Turn off the stove, then drain out and discard the juices.
• Add lime juice, fish sauce, rice powder, sugar and the powdered chili pepper. Using a wooden spoon, stir and mix until the pork is evenly seasoned. Add the red and white onion, cilantro and green onion, lime leaf and lemongrass. Using the wooden spoon, stir and mix until everything is evenly proportioned. This is the "larb."
• Heat the tortilla in a hot pan until both sides are nice and soft. Lay out the tortilla on a cutting board, spread the mayonnaise on top and add "larb" right in the center of the tortilla. Wrap it up like a burrito. Serve, and you have yourself a nice, healthy lunch.

VIETNAMESE PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix vinegar, sugar and salt until blended. Stir in carrots and onion; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., In a large skillet, cook pork, ginger and garlic over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until pork is no longer pink, breaking up pork into crumbles; drain. Stir in soy sauce, mirin, salt, pepper and, if desired, fish sauce., To serve, drain carrot mixture. Place pork mixture in lettuce leaves; top with cucumber, red pepper, green onions, carrot mixture and herbs. Sprinkle with jalapeno and peanuts; drizzle with hoisin sauce. Squeeze lime juice over tops. Fold lettuce over filling.

PORK SALAD WRAPS

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add pork; stir-fry until lightly browned and temperature reaches 160°F (71°C). Cool slightly. Drain excess liquid.
• In large bowl, mix cooked pork, red onion, chilies, ginger, fish sauce and lime juice until well blended. Add peanuts, cilantro and green onion. Transfer to serving bowl.
• Place lettuce leaves on a serving plate. Allow guests to spoon a small portion of pork mixture into each lettuce leaf. Then wrap and enjoy!
• Thai Kitchen Tip: The chilies are optional as they will determine the spiciness of the salad. Start with a small amount of chili and increase to desired spice level.

THAI PORK LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Trim pork of silver skin and fat. Cut in cubes and freeze in single layer until firm but still pliable (15 to 20 minutes).
• Meanwhile, prepare rice powder if needed (if you're making it from scratch, toast 1 tablespoon white rice 5 minutes in small pan, then grind with mortar and pestle). Slice onion thinly. Assemble other ingredients.
• Process partially frozen meat, 1/2 at a time, in food processor, pulsing 5-6 times until coarsely chopped. Stir 1 tablespoon fish sauce into ground meat and refrigerate 15 minutes to marinade meat.
• Bring broth to simmer in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add pork and cook 2 minutes, stirring. Add 1 teaspoon rice powder. Stir 1-1/2 minutes more until no longer pink.
• Transfer pork to large bowl and cool 10 minutes. Add 1½ tablespoons fish sauce, remaining rice powder, shallots, lime juice, sugar, red pepper flakes, mint, and cilantro.
• Serve with lettuce leaves.

THAI PORK WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 3 minutes until cooked through. Remove to plate and keep warm. Add remaining tablespoon oil, the cole slaw mix, carrot, scallion and garlic. Cook 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in sweet chili sauce and reserved pork and heat through.
• To serve, place about 1/2 cup filling in center of each lettuce leaf. Add some cucumber and mint. Spritz with lime, roll up and serve.
• Note: Can also be served wrapped in rice flour tortillas.