Korean · Dinner
Spicy Pork Lettuce Wraps
Ground pork stir-fried with gochujang, garlic and ginger, spooned into cool lettuce cups with scallion, sesame seeds and a quick gochujang-vinegar drizzle. Sweet-heat glaze balances the pork's richness, while crisp lettuce and scattered sesame add crunch and fresh contrast. Served hands-on, cool leaf wrapped around hot filling.
$5
15 minsPrep
10 minsCook
25 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
447Calories
33.2gProtein
27.9gFat
18.1gCarbs
11.4gSugar
2.4gFiber
964mgSodium
128mgChol
9.1gSat Fat
690mgPotassium
70mgCalcium
2.8mgIron
1.1mcgVitamin B12
8.5mgVitamin C
gluten-free-adaptable
low-carb
low-calorie
sweet-heat
thirty-min-meals
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Prep
Mince garlic and ginger on a cutting board; slice scallion thinly; toast sesame seeds in a dry pan 1 minute until fragrant; wash and separate lettuce leaves.
2
Whisk
In a small bowl, whisk gochujang, soy sauce, rice vinegar and honey until smooth with no dry lumps remaining.
3
Sear
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add ground pork and cook 4 to 5 minutes, breaking into small crumbles, until no pink remains and edges brown.
4
Bloom
Push pork to one side of skillet, add garlic, ginger and gochugaru to cleared space, cook over medium heat 30 seconds until garlic smell fades and oil turns red.
5
Glaze
Pour gochujang sauce over pork, stir to coat over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes until sauce thickens and clings to meat rather than pooling.
6
Finish
Off heat, drizzle sesame oil over pork and stir through so every piece glistens lightly.
7
Plate
Spoon warm pork mixture into lettuce cups, scatter scallion and sesame seeds over top, and serve immediately while pork is hot and lettuce stays crisp.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 340g340g ground pork
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp gochujang
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp ginger-fresh
- 2 tsp2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp2 tsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp1 tsp gochugaru
- 22 scallion
- 2 tsp2 tsp sesame seeds
- 88 leaves butter lettuce
- 2 tsp2 tsp vegetable oil
