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Spicy ginger pork with crispy lettuce cups

This dairy-free, spicy ginger pork san choy bow-inspired recipe is a healthy meal for one. Ready in just 20 minutes, it is a delicious healthy lunch or dinner and will leave your tastebuds wanting more.

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 1 person
Ratings: 4.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 3cm piece ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 spring onion, sliced (some green slices reserved, to garnish)
  • 1 small (120g) kumara, diced small
  • 150g pork mince
  • 1 tablespoon chilli paste (we used gochujang)
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • 1 cup prepared slaw mix (without dressing)
  • 6 baby cos lettuce leaves
  • ½ teaspoon reduced-salt soy sauce, to garnish
  • sesame or pumpkin seeds
  • sliced fresh chilli, to garnish
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a heavy-based pan, heat half the sesame oil over medium-high. Add garlic, ginger, spring onion and kumara. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

    2 Add pork mince and cook, stirring to break up mince, for 5 minutes. Add chilli paste and a dash of hot water. Mix well. Add wine and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until liquid evaporates.

    3 Add slaw to pan and stir to combine. Remove from heat.

    4 To serve, divide pork mixture among lettuce cups. Sprinkle with soy sauce, seeds, chilli, remaining sesame oil and reserved spring onions.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check chilli paste and soy sauce are gluten free.

    One comment on Spicy ginger pork with crispy lettuce cups

    1. 25330960 February 23, 2022 at 2:01 pm #

      So yummy, I added extra ginger and garlic to mine.

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