Lemongrass Pork and Shrimp Lettuce Cups
with cashew butter dipping sauce

Name: Lemongrass Pork and Shrimp Lettuce Cups
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Cashew butter (sub almond or other nut butter); 2 tsp Honey; 2 Tbsp Bragg's / coconut aminos; 1 tsp Sriracha (opt) (sub hot sauce); 3 Tbsp Water; 2 stalks Lemongrass, finely diced; 2 Carrots, matchsticks (look for pre-shredded); 8 oz Cucumbers, matchsticks; 12 leaves Lettuce, romaine (sub iceberg or butterhead); 8 leaves Mint, fresh, chiffonade; 12 oz Shrimp, pre-cooked cocktail; 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 1 lb Pork, ground; for serving Sriracha (opt) (sub hot sauce)

Active: 40 min Total: 40 min

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

The unique filling for these lettuce cups combines pork and shrimp in a flavorful lemongrass sauce that is inspired by Southeast Asian cooking. The flavors in the lettuce cups are great on their own, but a creamy cashew butter dipping sauce really puts them over the top.

Ingredients

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Servings:

Creamy Cashew Dipping Sauce:

Cashew butter - 1/3 cup (sub almond or other nut butter)
Honey - 2 tsp
Bragg's / coconut aminos - 2 Tbsp
Sriracha (opt) - 1 tsp (sub hot sauce)
Water - 3 Tbsp

Lemongrass Pork and Shrimp Lettuce Cups:

Lemongrass - 2 stalks , finely diced
Carrots - 2 , matchsticks (look for pre-shredded)
Cucumbers - 8 oz , matchsticks
Lettuce, romaine - 12 leaves (sub iceberg or butterhead)
Mint, fresh - 8 leaves , chiffonade
Shrimp, pre-cooked cocktail - 12 oz
Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Pork, ground - 1 lb
Sriracha (opt) - for serving (sub hot sauce)

Prep

Make dipping sauce - Whisk together cashew butter, honey, aminos, and Sriracha. Add water a bit at a time until sauce reaches a smooth, pourable consistency. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Lemongrass / Carrots / Cucumbers - Prep as directed and store separately. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Lettuce / Mint - Prep as directed.
Shrimp - Finely dice shrimp.

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Make

Heat a wok with oil over medium-high heat. Add pork and some salt and saute until nearly cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain off any liquid / grease.
To pork add lemongrass and continue cooking until pork is finished cooking. Remove from heat and stir in shrimp and mint. Season with some more salt if needed.
Set out ingredients for filling lettuce cups - lettuce leaves, pork / shrimp filling, carrots, cucumbers, and Sriracha.
Let everyone assemble their lettuce cups at the table. Dip the lettuce cups in sauce and enjoy!

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