Korean Pork Lettuce Wraps

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Ingredients

  • 2 pork tenderloins (2 lb)
  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp minced ginger
  • ⅓ cup coconut aminos
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 Tbsp raw honey
  • 2 tsp arrowroot
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, leaves separated
  • 1 cup kimchi

Instructions

  1. Cut pork crosswise into ½-inch-thick rounds; cut rounds into ½-inch-wide strips. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
  2. Cook pork, in 2 batches, in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes or until browned on all sides, stirring occasionally. Remove pork from skillet; keep warm.
  3. Add onion, garlic, and ginger to skillet; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until onion is tender.
  4. Whisk together coconut aminos, lime juice, fish sauce, honey, arrowroot, and red pepper. Return pork and accumulated juices to skillet. Stir in coconut aminos mixture. Cook 1 minute or until sauce is thickened, stirring constantly.
  5. Arrange lettuce in stacks of 2 leaves each. Fill lettuce with pork and kimchi.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 pineapple, peeled and cored
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp raw honey
  • ¼ cup unsweetened coconut chips

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Cut pineapple into wedges; place on a rimmed baking sheet.
  2. Combine lime juice and honey; drizzle over pineapple. Bake 20 minutes or until pineapple is browned. Sprinkle with coconut.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
288
104
392
Fat (g) 9 2 11
Sat. Fat (g) 2 1 3
Protein (g) 37 1 38
Carb (g) 14 24 38
Fiber (g) 3 3 6
Sodium (mg) 699 2 701

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