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Ground Pork Lettuce Wrap and Rice Bowl

Inspired by the popular Chinese appetizer San Choy Bow (lettuce wraps), this recipe combines flavourful pork with crunchy vegetables for a quick, healthy meal. It can also be served as a main dish—its sweet and savoury flavours pair perfectly with hot steamed rice. You can easily switch up the vegetables based on what’s fresh, such as mushrooms or peppers.

Ingredients

  • 500 g ground pork
  • 5 stalks green onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 thumb ginger minced
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 medium carrot diced
  • 75 g water chestnut
  • 75 g baby corn
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Oil for frying
Sauce A:
  • 3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp mirin (other cooking wine will be okay)
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp sugar
Sauce B:
  • 3 tbsp water
  • ⅓ tbsp corn starch

Method

  1. Mix sauce A together and set aside.
    Mix Sauce B together and set aside.
  2. Dice the green onions, keeping the white separate from the green. Mince garlic, slice ginger and dice onions and carrot.
  3. Heat a large fry pan on medium high and add oil. When the oil is hot, add your onion, green onion (white part only), carrot, ginger and garlic to the pan. Stir fry until onion begins to soften and the smell is fragrant.
  4. Break up your ground pork, make a space int he centre of your pan, add a bit of oil, and add the pork in. Add a little bit of salt and pepper and stir fry with the vegetables until heated through and the pork has changed colour but is not browned.
  5. Add your corn and water chestnut, and then add the A portion of your sauce. You may want to use 3/4 of the sauce mix first, fry a bit and check the taste first (as written, the recipe is flavourful) and then adjust to taste. Quickly stir fry until the sauce is hot and everything is well mixed.
  6. Add the B part of the sauce, which will help the sauce thicken and come together. Continue to stir fry everything well until everything is incorporated and well coated, and the sauce is reduced.
  7. Serve hot on lettuce or rice. Top with remaining green portion of onions, chilli, peanuts, etc., and any of your other favourite toppings. Enjoy!