Pork Lettuce Cups with Sesame-Sambal Sauce & Sunflower Seeds
600 Calories or Less

Pork Lettuce Cups

with Sesame-Sambal Sauce & Sunflower Seeds

35 MIN
2 Servings
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Tucked inside soft butter lettuce leaves, a savory filling of ground pork, bell pepper, and mushrooms come together with our sauce of sesame oil, sweet honey, spicy sambal, and more. A sprinkle of roasted sunflower seeds lends delightful crunch and nutty flavor to each bite.
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Carb Conscious 600 Calories or Less
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    520 Cals (est.)
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ingredients
Pork Lettuce Cups with Sesame-Sambal Sauce & Sunflower Seeds
Title
  • 10 oz Ground Pork
  • 1 head Butter Lettuce
  • 1 Bell Pepper
  • 4 oz Mushrooms
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Piece Ginger
  • 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Sambal Oelek
  • 1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 tsps Honey
  • 2 Tbsps Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Pork Lettuce Cups

Prepare the ingredients & make the sauce
1 Prepare the ingredients & make the sauce

Wash and dry the fresh produce. Cut the mushrooms into bite-sized pieces. Peel and roughly chop 2 cloves of garlic. Peel the ginger; finely chop to get 2 teaspoons (you may have extra). Combine the chopped garlic and chopped ginger in a bowl. Cut off and discard the stem of the pepper. Quarter lengthwise; remove the ribs and seeds, then thinly slice crosswise. Cut off and discard the root end of the lettuce; separate the leaves. In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, vinegar, sesame oil, and as much of the sambal oelek as you’d like, depending on how spicy you’d like the dish to be.

2 Cook the pork

In a medium pan (nonstick, if you have one), heat a drizzle of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the pork; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently and breaking the meat apart with a spoon, 6 to 7 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add half the sauce (carefully, as the liquid may splatter). Cook, stirring frequently, 1 to 2 minutes, or until the pork is coated and cooked through. Transfer to a large bowl. Rinse and wipe out the pan.

Cook the pork
Cook the vegetables
3 Cook the vegetables

In the same pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the mushroom pieces in an even layer. Cook, without stirring, 3 to 4 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the chopped garlic and ginger; season with salt and pepper (if the pan seems dry, add a drizzle of olive oil). Cook, stirring frequently, 1 to 2 minutes, or until slightly softened. Add the sliced pepper; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes, or until softened. Turn off the heat.

4 Make the filling & serve your dish

Add the cooked vegetables to the bowl of cooked pork; stir to combine. Taste, then season with salt and pepper if desired. Serve the lettuce leaves, filling, remaining sauce, and sunflower seeds separately. Assemble each cup using 2 lettuce leaves. Enjoy!

Make the filling & serve your dish
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