Pork Lettuce Wraps
Simple and tasty, these Pork Lettuce Wraps are super flavorful. All you need is good lettuce, noodles, crispy roast pork, and a very special sauce. It's great for everything from a simple solo meal to a group meal (we love making this for a fun assemble-it-yourself dinner party!)
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Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 4 ounces fresh lettuce
- 1 pound roast pork
- 1 pound dried rice noodles
- 5 ounces bean sprouts
- 1 whole cucumber
- ½ cup nuoc cham / nuoc mam (Vietnamese dipping sauce)
Instructions
- First, prepare all the individual ingredients:Lettuce - Wash and dry the lettuce. Place in a colander.Dried Rice Noodles - Follow the cooking directions on the package because every brand has different recommended cooking times. Place the cooked and drained noodles in a bowl.Bean sprouts - Wash and dry. If you have time, I like to pick off the straggly tails. It's nice to do but not super necessary. Place in a bowl.Cucumber - Wash, peel (optional), and thinly slice the cucumber. Arrange on a plate.Roast pork - If you bought the roast pork (we like to purchase roast pork from Asian Mix in Honolulu), you can heat the roast pork in the toaster oven to make the skin extra crisp and hot. Then remove and place on a plate. Or you can plate and serve at room temperature.Nuoc cham / nuoc mam (Vietnamese dipping sauce) - Divide the sauce between two small bowls.
- Once all the individual ingredients are prepared, place everything in the center of a table.
- Give each person a plate - this will be the plate used to assemble the wraps and eat.
- To assemble:Plate a whole lettuce piece on the plate. Top with some rice noodles, followed by some bean sprouts and a couple slices of cucumber. Put a piece of roast pork on top (make sure every piece gets some crispy skin!)Then gently wrap the lettuce around everything. Pick it up with one hand and dip into the bowl of nuoc cham. If you're worried about everything falling out of the lettuce, you can also use a small spoon and spoon the nuoc cham on top.
- Eat and enjoy, then repeat!