Fragrant Pork Larb in lettuce cups

Name: Fragrant Pork Larb in lettuce cups
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 45 ml olive oil; 1 lemongrass stalk, hard outer husk removed; 1 red chilli; 2 garlic cloves; 8 cm ginger root; 1 kg pork mince; a handful of fresh mint, plus extra for serving; a handful of fresh coriander, plus extra for serving; 45 ml peanuts, plus extra for serving; 30 ml fish sauce; 15 ml soy sauce; juice of 2 limes; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; 8 lettuce leaves (iceberg or cos); 5 snacking cucumbers, thinly sliced

6 steps

Who would have thought that minced pork could be so flavourful and delicious in a crunchy lettuce cup?

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:04:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories825.8 kcal (41%)

Total Fat63.6 g (91%)

Carbs18.5 g (7%)

Sugars6 g (7%)

Protein47.6 g (95%)

Sodium1112.7 mg (56%)

Fiber2.9 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

45mlolive oil

1lemongrass stalk

hard outer husk removed

1red chilli

2garlic cloves

8 cmginger root

1kgpork mince

fresh mint

plus extra for serving

fresh coriander

plus extra for serving

45mlpeanuts

plus extra for serving

30mlfish sauce

15mlsoy sauce

8 leaveslettuce

snacking, thinly sliced

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large wok over medium heat.

Step 2

Chop the lemongrass, chilli, garlic and ginger and add to the oil in the wok. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant.

Step 3

Add the pork mince and cook for 7 minutes until browned.

Step 4

Meanwhile, roughly chop the herbs and peanuts.

Step 5

Add the fish sauce, soy sauce and lime juice to the pan and cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh herbs, peanuts and scallions.

Step 6

Spoon the pork larb into the lettuce leaves and top with the cucumber slices and extra fresh herbs. Sprinkle over a few extra peanuts before serving