Name: Far Eastern Chicken Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 head of your favorite lettuce; 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound ground chicken (or turkey); 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 medium onion, diced; 1/3 cup hoisin sauce; 2 to 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon garlic, grated; 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce; 1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, diced; 2 green onions, sliced

Piquant Pork Pockets

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Chili-spiced pork is tossed with a fresh sweet and savory brown-sugar marinated onion and cucumber slaw.

Author: Norann Oleson
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 1x
Category: Appetizers

Ingredients

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1 head of your favorite lettuce
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 teaspoons hot chili paste
1 pound ground pork
2 teaspoons lime zest
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 small red onion, chopped
1 cup chopped mint leaves
1 cucumber, peeled and diced

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Instructions

Wash lettuce leaves and blot dry. Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
Add garlic and 2 teaspoons of the chili paste. Cook for about a minute, until the garlic has softened.
Add the ground pork and cook, stirring, until the pork is cooked through, no more than 10 minutes.
Set pork mixture aside on a plate to cool.
Whisk together in a bowl the lime zest and juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, and the remaining oil and chili paste.
Combine the onion, mint, cucumber, and dressing in a medium-sized bowl.
Add pork mixture and toss to combine.
Scoop portions of the mixture onto lettuce leaves and serve.

Find it online: https://foodgardening.mequoda.com/recipe/lettuce-cup-recipes/