Crispy Thai pork lettuce cups
4
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Crisp lettuce and fried noodles add texture and crunch to this Thai-riffic one-pot dish.
Ingredients
Sesame oil
3 tsp
Lean pork mince
400 g
Red capsicum
1 small, thinly sliced
Green shallot(s)
4 individual, thinly sliced
Garlic
3 clove(s), crushed
Sambal oelek
1 tsp
Hoisin sauce
80 ml
Lime juice
¼ cup(s), (60ml)
Canned water chestnut, rinsed, drained
165 g, (buy 1 x 275g can, drained)
Fried wheat noodle
20 g
Cos lettuce
2 cup(s), (120g)
Instructions
1
Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook pork, stirring to break up lumps, for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a bowl.
2
Heat remaining oil in same pan. Cook capsicum and shallots, stirring, for 3 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and sambal oelek and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
3
Return pork to pan with hoisin sauce and juice. Cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until mixture is thick and sticky. Stir in water chestnuts.
4
Top lettuce with pork mixture and sprinkle with noodles. Serve with lime wedges.
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