Asian Lettuce Cups

By garciamoss

Ingredients

• 2 tsp peanut oil, divided
• 1 lb lean ground pork
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 4 oz shiitake mushrooms, trimmed, thinly sliced
• 2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp Asian chili paste
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 c cooked brown rice
• 12 leaves Bibb lettuce (1–2 large heads)
• 1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

Step 1

1. HEAT 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet. Cook the pork for 5 minutes, stirring often, or until browned and cooked through. Add the remaining oil, garlic, pepper, and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the soy sauce, chili paste, scallions, and brown rice and cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.

2. ARRANGE the lettuce leaves on a serving platter. Fill the leaves with the pork mixture evenly. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves.