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Week of 3/16/20

Char Siu Lettuce Wraps with Cashew Sauce
and roasted broccolini

Active: 60 Total: 60
Original GF Paleo Vegetarian
Char Siu Lettuce Wraps with Cashew Sauce

These lettuce wraps will give your mouth sensory overload (in the best way possible!) with warm slices of pork, creamy cashew sauce, and cold / crisp cucumbers.
Smarts: Don't forget to set half the roasted pork aside to use in Wednesday's meal. You can go ahead and chop it into bite-sized pieces so it's ready to be added to the zucchini noodle stir-fry.

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Dependent Meal Pairs
Proteins
Pork, non-ground
Cuisines
Asian - Chinese
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Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
Char Siu Pork (for 2 nights):
  • Garlic - 6 cloves , crushed
  • Pineapple juice (6 oz / 175 mL) - 1 can
  • Bragg's / coconut aminos - 1/4 cup
  • Oil, cooking - 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp
  • Chinese five spice - 1 tsp
  • Pork loin, boneless (enough for 2 nights) - 3 lb (sub pork tenderloin)
  • Stock, any type - 1/2 cup (sub water)
Char Siu Lettuce Wraps:
  • Cashew butter - 1/3 cup (sub almond butter)
  • Vinegar, rice - 2 tsp
  • Hot sauce - 1 tsp
  • Lettuce, romaine - 12 leaves
  • Cucumbers - 8 oz , diced
  • Green onions - 2 stalks , finely chopped, white and green parts combined
  • Char siu pork (ingredients listed separately) - ~1 1/2 lbs , cut into bite-sized pieces
Sesame Broccolini:
  • Broccolini - 1 lb , trimmed
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Oil, toasted sesame - 1/2 tsp
  • Sesame seeds, white (opt) - 1 tsp
  • Lime juice - 1 tsp

Prep

  1. Make marinade - Crush garlic cloves with the palm of your hand. Discard peels. Combine garlic cloves, pineapple juice, aminos, oil (first portion for Char Siu), and Chinese five spice. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  2. Marinate pork - Combine pork with marinade. Turn to coat. Tenderize with a fork. Marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days. (Can be done 2 days ahead)

  3. Make spicy cashew sauce - Whisk together cashew butter, vinegar, and hot sauce. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  4. Broccolini - Trim broccolini. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  5. Lettuce / Cucumbers / Green onions - Prep as directed.

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Make

  1. Heat oven to 375F / 190C.

  2. Remove pork from marinade (discard marinade). Pat pork dry and season generously with some salt and pepper.

  3. Heat a large oven-safe skillet with oil (second portion for Char Siu) over medium-high heat. Add pork and sear on all sides until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes total.

  4. While pork sears, toss broccolini with oil (portion for broccolini), toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, and some salt.

  5. When pork is seared on all sides, remove pan from heat. Pour stock into skillet. Add broccolini to skillet, nestling it around the pork. 

  6. Transfer skillet to the oven and roast until pork is cooked (reaches an internal temperature of 145F / 63C), 20 to 25 minutes. (Note: Cook time will vary depending on thickness. If using pork tenderloin, these are typically much smaller and will cook faster. Start checking pork tenderloin after 12 minutes in the oven. If pork tenderloin finishes before broccolini, remove pork and allow broccolini to continue roasting.)

  7. Transfer pork to a cutting board and let rest, covered, for 7 minutes.

  8. Move broccolini to a serving plate. Reserve pan juices from the bottom of the skillet.

  9. Squeeze lime juice over broccolini.

  10. Slice pork into bite-sized pieces and transfer to a serving bowl. Drizzle reserved pan juices over top of pork. (Reserve half the pork for Wednesday’s meal.)

  11. Set out lettuce, pork, cucumbers, green onions, and cashew sauce so that you can assemble lettuce wraps at the table. Enjoy broccolini on the side.

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