Ingredients
Scale
- Shredded pork (to make your own, use this recipe or this one without the BBQ sauce or this one)
For the quick pickled veggies:
- 2 cups distilled white vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons pickling salt
- 2 cups julienned daikon (or regular) radish
- 1 1/2 cups matchstick carrots
- 1/4 of an onion, sliced very thin
- 1 English cucumber, cut into slices and then chopped to make half-moon shapes
To sauce the pork:
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 2 medium onions, peeled & chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 Tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 1/3 cup finely chopped carrots
- 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid from the pork
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 – 2 Tablespoons fish sauce
For the lettuce wraps:
- Fresh Romaine lettuce leaves
- Fresh cilantro leaves
- Chopped roasted peanuts
- Japanese Yum Yum sauce (recipe here) or Sriracha mayonnaise (optional)
Instructions
- For the quick pickled veggies: Mix the veggies together and pack them tightly into a jar (or two). Heat the vinegar, sugar and salt over medium high heat until boiling. Pour the boiling water over the veggies. Cover and let sit for at least an hour.
- Now to make the sauce for the pork! Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the avocado oil and swirl to coat, then stir in the chopped onions and cook for 4 – 6 minutes or until the onion is very soft and translucent. Add the garlic, ginger and carrots and cook a couple more minutes. Stir in the cooking liquid, hoisin sauce and fish sauce, then stir in the shredded pork, coating it in the sauce. Stir in the reserved onions as well.
- To make the wraps: Choosing leaves that naturally look a bit rounded and crunchy (like a taco shell), set 2-3 leaves of Romaine on a plate. (If your leaves aren’t wide enough or if you want extra crunch, you might put two lettuce leaves together for each “wrap”.) Add a generous serving of the pork down the center of each leaf and top with the pickled veggies (drained), a sprinkle of cilantro and a sprinkle of chopped roasted peanuts. Drizzle with the Yum Yum sauce if you like and enjoy!
Notes
Cooking time does not include the time to cook the pork.
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