This minced pork and watermelon lettuce wraps recipe makes a nice easy meal, and it's fun for the kids!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion , finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 pound lean ground pork
- 2 stalks celery , finely chopped
- 1 carrot , finely chopped
- 0.5 cups chopped green onion
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 0.75 cups pine nuts
- 0.5 cups hoisin sauce
- 2 cups diced (
Instructions
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Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet over high heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pork; cook until brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain excess liquid from the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium.
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Add celery and carrot to the skillet; cook and stir until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in green onions and soy sauce. Off heat, stir in pine nuts and hoisin sauce; fold in watermelon.
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Spoon pork mixture into lettuce leaves; wrap to cover filling. Serve.
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