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Thai Red Curry Pork Lettuce Cups
with green smoothie

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Our community members loved the fresh feel and super fast preparation when we last featured a version of these lettuce cups in 2019.

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Ingredients

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Servings:
4
Green Smoothie with Mango and Spinach:
  • Ginger - 1 tsp , grated
  • Mango, frozen cubes - 12 oz
  • Baby spinach - 3 oz
  • Lime juice - 1/2 tsp
  • Water - 3/4 cup
Thai Red Curry Pork Lettuce Cups:
  • Ginger - 1 tsp , grated
  • Red curry paste - 1 1/2 Tbsp (sub green or yellow curry paste)
  • Bragg's / coconut aminos - 3 Tbsp
  • Water - 2 Tbsp
  • Honey - 2 tsp
  • Lettuce, Bibb or Boston leaf - 12 leaves (sub romaine or iceberg)
  • Mint, fresh (opt) - 6 leaves , thinly sliced
  • Limes - 1/2 , wedges
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Pork, ground - 1 1/2 lb
  • Cashews - 1/2 cup
  • Hot sauce (opt) - for serving

Prep

  1. Ginger (for lettuce cups and smoothie) - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  2. Make sauce - Combine ginger (portion for lettuce cups), curry paste, aminos, water (portion for lettuce cups), and honey. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  3. Lettuce / Mint (if using) / Limes - Prep as directed.

  4. Make smoothie - Combine ginger (portion for smoothie), mango, spinach, lime juice, and water (portion for smoothie) in a blender. Blend until smooth, adding a bit more water if needed.

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Make

  1. Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and then pork. Saute pork to get it started cooking (but not cooked through), ~4 minutes. Drain excess grease out of the pan.

  2. Pour sauce over pork and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sauce has reduced slightly and pork is finished cooking, ~2 minutes more. Taste and season with some salt, if needed.

  3. Set out lettuce cup ingredients - pork, lettuce leaves, mint (if using), lime wedges, cashews, and hot sauce.

  4. Fill lettuce cups at the table. Enjoy with smoothie on the side.


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