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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

pork and peanut lettuce wraps

This may be one of my favorite EMeals dinners so far. It's especially good before heading into a long night shift. It seems a little involved, but it's just slow cooking the pork that takes time, but I promise it's worth it.

Ingredients: (from EMealsserves 2 with left overs
1/2 lb boneless pork loin roast
1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 Tbs olive oil
1/2 small onion sliced
1 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 cup orange juice
1/8 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
1/2 Tbs balsamic vinegar

Cut pork roast in half crosswise, rub with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over med/high heat and brown pork on all sides. Place pork in a 3-4 quart slow cooker; add onion and garlic to hot pan. Saute 4 mins or until tender; spoon over pork. Add juice, broth, and vinegar to pan, scraping to loosen browned bits, pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 7-8hrs or until tender. Remove and shred for wraps.

Ingredients for wraps:
1 cup shredded carrots
2 Tbs rice wine vinegar, divided
Shredded pork
2 Tbs orange juice
2 Tbs low sodium soy sauce, divided
2 Tbs natural peanut butter
1 1/2 tsp chile paste with garlic
1 small head butter lettuce, separated into leaves
1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts

Combine carrots and 1 Tbs vinegar into a small bowl and chill for 30 minutes. Combine pork, orange juice, and 1 Tbs soy sauce in a large skillet, cook over medium heat 5 mins or until warm. Stir together 2 Tbs water, vinegar, soy sauce, peanut butter, and chile paste. Spoon pork into lettuce cups, top with carrots, peanuts, and drizzle with sauce.

They are a little messy to eat because the sauce is runny, but the vinegar in the carrots and the crunch of the peanuts are so tasty. Enjoy!
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4 comments:

  1. What an interesting recipe! I'm a huge fan of lettuce wraps so I think I'll have to sink my teeth into this one.

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  2. I looove lettuce wraps! These sound delicious.

    xxx
    Jaclyn
    http://www.loveandbellinis.com

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  3. YUM! This looks so good! Glad you linked up with us!

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