If you like PF Changs Lettuce Wraps, I bet you will love these.. I didn’t use the crispy noodles, instead I used Shiritake Rice…see pic. This is a lower Carb version.
Serves 4 for a meal-6 for appetizers
12 Lettuce leaves (6 Ice berg cut in half lengthwise, Romain or Butter Lettuce)
2 lbs Ground Pork Turkeyor Chicken
1 1/2 c Cabbage sliced thin and chopped
4 cloves Garlic minced
1 inch fresh Ginger minced
3 Scallions chopped
1/2 c Cilantro
2 c Carrots grated
1 1/2 c Celery sliced thin
1 c Snow peas chopped
1 Hot sweet orange Pepper from Costco or jalapeño
2 Tbsp Sesame oil
1/2 tsp Fish sauce
2 Tbsp Chili Garlic sauce
1 tsp “Simply Asia” Sweet garlic ginger spice blend. (More at the end if desired)
3 Tbsp Shoyu (soy sauce)
3-6 Tbsp Hoisin Teryaki sauce (or sweet chili sauce with soy added) add more at the end if desired. (I like 5-6 Tbsp total.)
3 Tbsp corn starch
1 small pouch Miracle Noodle Rice (Shiritake Noodles chopped like rice. if you can’t find these, chop your own.) or substitute crispy rice noodles.
Pull off whole leaves of the Lettuce. Wash and drain them in warm (not hot) water, and lay on paper towels to drain. The warm water will slightly wilt them and when they go in the fridge, they will really crisp up. If using Ice berg, slice leaves in half lengthwise.
Place lettuce leaves in the fridge. About 1 hr or at least 30 min as you cook the filling.
Preheat a Wok or large skillet to Med High. Add sesame oil, Stir fry the Pork or Chicken until just done.
Push the meat to the sides leaving the bottom of the Wok exposed. Some of the pork grease will collect so you want to scoop out a couple Tbsp of the fat in the bottom of the Wok but don’t take it all.
Add Fish Sauce to the bottom, then add the garlic, ginger and pepper. Fry for a minute. Before adding the Veggies, save out some of the scallion, cilantro and peas to add fresh back in, then add the rest of the Veggies to the Meat, and cook well then stir into the meat. When the Veggies are cooked down, clear a hole again in the bottom of the Wok and add the Hoisin. Stir just the Hoisin to heat through until it is nice and bubbly.
In a seperate small bowl, quickly combine the Corn Starch and Shoyu (Soy). Mix well and then pour into the bubbling Hoisin in the hole, stirring constantly and quickly, bringing in just a bit of the meat mixture in a little at a time until the cornstarch and soy have cooked and thickened.. then mix into the rest of the mixture. Add the Shiritake rice in stead of using crispy noodles .
Finally add the rest of the Cilantro, Scallions and Peas. Taste, and add more Hoisin Teriyaki Sauce, and more Simply Asia Sweet Garlic Ginger seasoning if needed.
Serve hot with Lettuce leaves on the side..
I had some seaweed salad in the fridge left so I had some with it. That is what the bright Green stuff is.
We just love this stuff! You can even heat up some of any leftovers and add a fried egg for breakfast.
