
How To Make Minced Pork and Watermelon Lettuce Wraps
One bite of these lettuce wraps holds a sweet and juicy surprise! Ground pork, watermelon, carrots, and more are snugged in lettuce for a flavorful plate.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspvegetable oil
- 1tbspgarlic,minced
- 1tbspginger root,fresh, minced
- 1onion,finely chopped
- 1lblean ground pork
- 1carrot,finely chopped
- 2celery stalks,finely chopped
- 1tspsoy sauce
- ½cupgreen onion,chopped
- ½cuphoisin sauce
- ¾cuppine nuts
- 2cupswatermelon,diced ½-inch
- 12iceberg lettuce leaves
Instructions
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Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy, non-stick skillet over high heat.
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Cook and stir the garlic, ginger, and onion in the hot oil for 1 minute until fragrant; add the ground pork to the mixture and cook for 7 to 10 minutes until completely browned. Drain any excess liquid from the skillet.
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Reduce the heat to medium. Add the carrot and celery to the pork mixture; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until the carrot and celery begin to soften.
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Stir the soy sauce and green onions into the pork mixture; remove the skillet from the heat and add the hoisin sauce and pine nuts. Stir the mixture until evenly mixed. Fold the watermelon into the mixture.
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Spoon the pork mixture into the middle of the lettuce leaves.
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Wrap the lettuce around the filling then serve.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 466.76kcal
- Fat:Â 26.73g
- Saturated Fat:Â 3.31g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.05g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 9.77g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 10.63g
- Carbohydrates:Â 31.19g
- Fiber:Â 4.15g
- Sugar:Â 17.59g
- Protein:Â 30.28g
- Cholesterol:Â 67.86mg
- Sodium:Â 699.83mg
- Calcium:Â 75.23mg
- Potassium:Â 866.00mg
- Iron:Â 3.39mg
- Vitamin A: 166.47µg
- Vitamin C:Â 14.23mg
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