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Pork Lettuce Wraps

Prep time
30 minutes PT30M
Cook time
20 minutes PT20M
Yield
Serves 8
Difficulty
2 out of 5 on the difficulty scale
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Ingredients

  • 2 pork tenderloins
  • ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 8 leaves butter lettuce
  • 1 large carrot, julienned or shredded
  • ½ package alfalfa sprouts
  • 1 cup cashews, chopped coarse
  • Garnish with your favorite Thai-style Hot Sauce

Preparation

Stir together soy, molasses and seasonings, then transfer to a sealable plastic bag; add the tenderloin and marinate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the grill to medium-high. Indirect heat will be used to grill the pork - bank coals off to the side or keep one burner off.

Grill pork on the hot side of the grill until it turns a dark golden brown - do not walk away during this step as the sugar in the marinade can quickly burn. When browned on both sides, about 4 to 5 minutes per side, transfer pork to the unheated portion of the grill and finish grilling for 12 to 15 minutes or until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 140º. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes before slicing into matchstick-sized strips. Mix pork with chopped cashews.

Divide pork-and-cashew mixture evenly among lettuce leaves. Top with sprouts and shredded carrots. Gently roll lettuce leaves around filling and arrange on platter. Chill in refrigerator or serve immediately.

Techniques used in this recipe:

grill (I)
grill (I): a cooking technique in which foods are cooked by a radiant heat source placed below the food.
julienne
julienne: vegetables, potatoes, or other items cut into strips; 1/8-inch square x 1 to 2 inches is standard. Fine julienne is 1/16-inch square.

Pair with

  • Zinfandel

    Zinfandel is a mouthfilling, dry red wine packed with jammy blackberry, boysenberry and plummy fruit flavors. It can be quite thick, chewy and extremely dark in color.

  • Gruner Veltliner

    An Australian grape packed with a spicy and musky personality. Most importantly, Gruner Veltliner often has an intriguing minerality.

  • Sauvignon/Fume Blanc

    Sauvignon Blanc is taut, supple and herbal. With high acidity and aromas of tea, meadow and green herb, Sauvignon Blanc has a suitable name derived from the French "sauvage", meaning "wild".

  • Semillon

    In Bordeaux and California, Semillon is often blended with Sauvignon Blanc. Because of its lean tartness Sauvignon Blanc is quite the opposite of Semillon - and, as they say, "Opposites attract." Outside Bordeaux, Semillon is becoming quite popular in Australia.