Dinner for 3
Pork Lettuce Wraps
Pork, vegetables, and water chestnuts cook in a savory sauce before being spooned into crisp lettuce leaves.
$9.00for 4 servings
$2.25 per serving$9.00 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 20 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 3servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | a little | $0.02Typical price |
| Ground pork$4.49/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $2.97Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.26Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.1 lb | $0.13Typical price |
| Artichoke hearts, water chestnuts, roasted peppers$0.18/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $0.63Typical price |
| Corn kernels$0.09/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $0.22Typical price |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $1.40Typical price |
| Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical | a little | $0.10Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.35Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.59Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.75 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSoy sauceAsian sauces and pastesWine, beer and spiritsSugar and brown sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 tsp cornflour / cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp chinese cooking wine
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 clove large garlic
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 300 g / 10oz pork mince
- 1/2 onion
- 1 small carrot
- 100 g / 3.5oz canned water chestnuts
- 5 baby corn
- 5 mushrooms
- 8 leaves large or 16 - 20 small lettuce
- crushed peanuts
- finely sliced scallions / shallots
Steps
- Whisk the cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water, soy sauces, oyster sauce, sesame oil, cooking wine, and sugar.
- Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then cook the garlic, ginger, and onion for 2 minutes.
- Add the pork and cook for 5 minutes, breaking it apart, until it reaches 160 F.
- Stir in the carrot, water chestnuts, baby corn, and mushrooms, then cook for 4 minutes.
- Pour in the sauce and cook for 2 minutes until thickened, then spoon the filling into lettuce leaves.
- Top the wraps with crushed peanuts and sliced scallions.
Swaps
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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