Five-spice pork lettuce cups

This take on san choy bow is packed with flavour and plenty of vegetables for crunch. Using coconut oil and coconut aminos, a commonly used gluten-free substitute for soy sauce, this recipe is gluten and dairy-free, making it the ideal dish to cook for those with GF and DF dietary requirements.

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• coconut oil, for cooking
• 500 g pork mince
• 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
• 2 cm x 3 cm piece ginger, finely grated
• 1 zucchini, grated
• 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
• 2 - 4 tbsp coconut aminos
• 1 - 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 - 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 long red chillis, half deseeded and finely chopped, half finely sliced
• 8 large iceberg lettuce leaves
• 1 avocado, sliced
• lime wedges, to serve

Instructions

1. In a large frying pan, heat a spoonful of coconut oil over medium heat, stirring, until melted. Add the pork mince, spring onion, ginger, zucchini and the five spice and cook, stirring, until the mince has browned evenly.
   
2. Gradually add the coconut aminos and fish sauce to your preferred taste, then stir through the garlic and finely chopped red chilli. Stir well to combine, then simmer for a further 3 minutes. Taste and add extra seasoning, if you like. Remove the pan from the heat.
   
3. To serve, divide lettuce cups evenly between four plates, then spoon the five spice pork mixture inside. Top with the avocado and sliced chilli and serve with the lime wedges for squeezing.  

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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