Best Minced Pork Mushrooms In Lettuce Cups Recipes

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GROUND PORK, WATER CHESTNUTS AND CRISPY NOODLE LETTUCE CUPS



Ground Pork, Water Chestnuts and Crispy Noodle Lettuce Cups image

Lettuce cups with savory, sweet pork and crunchy noodles are a favorite in Chinese-American restaurants. They are also incredibly easy to cook at home! The new-to-some ingredient here is mushroom soy sauce. Most soy sauces are one-note salty and need supporting characters, like sugar, to balance them. They can also lack deep savoriness. Mushroom soy sauce is a smooth, rich and caramel-like sauce that really gives body and balance to a dish. Here, I like to make platters of the filling and lettuce separately for parties or just serve them individually prepared for a fancy starter or meal.

Provided by Jet Tila

Categories     main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

3 to 5 dried shiitake mushrooms
2 cups hot water
2 ounces dried rice vermicelli noodles
2 tablespoons canola oil, plus more for frying
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 pound coarsely ground pork
1/2 onion, finely diced
1 (8-ounce) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced
1/4 cup mushroom soy sauce
1/4 cup oyster sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine, such as Shaoxing wine
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
1 head butter or iceberg lettuce
2 scallions, thinly sliced

Steps:

  • Prepare the mushrooms: Soak the mushrooms in the hot water in a small heatproof bowl until reconstituted, about 20 minutes. Chop into small dice and reserve.
  • Prepare the crispy noodles: Heat 3 to 4 inches of canola oil in a medium saucepan or high-sided skillet until 365 degrees F.
  • Break up the vermicelli into 2 batches. Fry each batch, carefully flipping once about halfway through, until puffed, about 2 minutes; drain on paper towels. Reserve for garnish.
  • Heat a 9- to 11-inch skillet over high heat for about a minute. Swirl in the 2 tablespoons oil to coat the bottom. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, until browned, 20 to 30 seconds. Add the ground pork, press flat with a spatula and cook, undisturbed, until the bottom starts to brown. Break apart and press down to repeat the process until the pork is 60% browned.
  • Stir in the onions, water chestnuts and mushrooms and cook, stirring, until the pork is about 90% cooked through and the pork mixture smells amazing, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Stir in the mushroom soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine and pepper and cook, continuing to work it all together, until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat while you prepare the lettuce.
  • Cut the core out of the head of lettuce and discard, then cut the head in half through the core. Discard a few outer leaves until you pull out about a dozen nice leaves. Place those leaves on a large platter. Fill each lettuce cup with about 1/2 cup of the pork mixture then garnish with the scallions and about 1/4 cup of the crispy noodles on top.

MINCED PORK & MUSHROOMS IN LETTUCE CUPS



Minced Pork & Mushrooms in Lettuce Cups image

A great appetiser that has never failed me! Recipe can be prepared hours ahead and stir-fry to reheat before serving.

Provided by Cook Food Mood

Categories     Pork

Time 45m

Yield 8 rolls, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 ounces dried Chinese mushrooms
6 spring onions, finely chopped
4 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 lb ground pork
4 ounces water chestnuts (optional)
6 ounces crabmeat
2 teaspoons sesame oil
4 teaspoons light soy sauce
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
3 tablespoons Chinese wine
8 lettuce leaves

Steps:

  • Cover mushrooms with hot water for 30 minute Drain, remove steps, slice mushrooms.
  • Finely chop spring onion.
  • Heat oil in wok, add pork and stir fry until almost cooked.
  • Add mushrooms, onions, water chestnuts, crabmeat to wok.
  • Add sesame oil, sauces and cooking wine to mixture and stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and place in large plate. Add some chopped spring onion or parsley on top for garnish.
  • Guests may choose to wrap their own. Simply scoop the pork and mushroom mixture onto the lettuce leaves, fold in ends and sides of lettuce leaves for a neat appetiser!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 332.4, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 71.2, Sodium 1207.6, Carbohydrate 15.8, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 4.2, Protein 25.6

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