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Asian Pork Lettuce Wraps
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 2-1/2 Tbsp. reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger
- 1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce*
- 1- lb. pork tenderloin or boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 3 Tbsp. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread, divided
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 3 large green onions, diagonally sliced
- 1 can (8 oz.) sliced water chestnuts, drained and cut into strips
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 8 Boston or iceberg lettuce leaves
Combine honey, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and hot pepper sauce in glass bowl; add pork and toss to coat. Cover and marinate 30 minutes in refrigerator.
Remove pork from marinade, reserving marinade. Working in batches, melt 1 tablespoon I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook 1/2 of the pork, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until pork is done. Remove pork from skillet and keep warm; repeat.
Meanwhile, combine cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons Spread in same skillet and stir in reserved marinade and cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in carrots, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in garlic, scallions and water chestnuts and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Return pork to skillet and heat through.
Evenly spoon mixture into lettuce cups.
*Such as Tabasco®.
VARIATION: Make Asian Pork Tacos! Serve the pork mixture in warmed tortillas and garnish with diced avocados, shredded lettuce and hot pepper sauce.
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Cost per recipe*: $6.93.
Cost per serving*: $1.73.
*Based on average retail prices at national supermarkets.
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Nutritional Facts
Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 310Calories from fat: 110
Saturated fat: 3.5g
Trans fat: 0g
Total fat: 12g
Cholesterol: 75mg
Sodium: 540mg
Total carbohydrates: 24g
Sugars: 12g
Dietary fiber: 3g
Protein: 25g
Vitamin A: 110%
Vitamin C: 15%
Calcium: 4%
Iron: 15%
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This was pretty good - i don't eat pork often but i liked this one!
I didn't really enjoy this. Pork and lettuce together just doesn't taste right to me.
I tried the variation of this.. it was absolutely fantastic.. and the thing i loved the most is we now have a new way of making tacos