Description
Char Siu Pork Lettuce Wraps offer a delicious and easy dinner option featuring bold homemade char siu sauce and tender Chinese BBQ pork. Perfect for a weeknight family dinner filled with vibrant flavors and fresh textures.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 4 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast 3 to 4 pounds
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 32 Bibb lettuce leaves
- Optional toppings Shredded carrots sliced green onions shredded red cabbage and toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Mix the honey, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, gingerroot, and Chinese five-spice powder in a large bowl or shallow dish.
- Coat the pork shoulder roast with the marinade and refrigerate overnight.
- Place the pork and marinade into a 4-quart slow cooker, cover, and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours until tender.
- Remove the pork, let it cool enough to handle, then shred it using two forks.
- Skim the fat from the cooking juices and stir in chicken broth. Thicken if you like.
- Return the shredded pork to the slow cooker to warm through.
- Serve the pork in Bibb lettuce leaves topped with optional shredded carrots, sliced green onions, shredded red cabbage, and toasted sesame seeds as preferred.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Method: Slow Cooker
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lettuce cup
- Calories: 99 calories
- Sugar: 6g sugars
- Sodium: 245mg sodium
- Fat: 4g fat
- Saturated Fat: 2g saturated fat
- Carbohydrates: 7g carbohydrate
- Fiber: 0 fiber
- Protein: 8g protein
- Cholesterol: 26mg cholesterol