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Keto Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps

One of my favorite dishes when we (used) to go out for Chinese food is ‘Lettuce Wraps’ . They seem innocent enough on the menu and ‘Pei Wei’s’ restaurant is nice enough to have the nutritional count on their website. For half a serving it’s not too bad calorie-wise, but the salt is is way-way-way over the top. And I am also tempted my other delights on the menu…

#bakingoutsidethebox | Satisfy a craving for Chinese food with easy this Low Carb Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps recipe. Planning ahead makes this restaurant-style treat a snap.

I promised to tell you what I made with the reserved half of the Asian Marinated Pork Chops. I Made these Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps to cheers from husband.

Wrapped in lettuce these yummy ingredients will never even be recognized by your family as the pork chops from a few nights ago. At least mine didn’t.

A Couple of Prep Tips

First, I cut up the chops into bite size pieces. I warmed the oil in a large saute skillet and tossed in the ginger and garlic so that it would infuse into the oil and then added the the chopped up meat.

It should also be mentioned that using a few drops of sesame oil with the olive oil is a nice addition. It gives a low, earthy / nutty undertone to the dish.

Butter lettuce is my first choice as it ‘cups’ around the meat mixture well. If you use romaine lettuce you will have more success rolling it up if you carefully slice part of the hard white ridge away from the outside of the sturdier leaves. They will be more pliable.

They have a bit of crunch with the lettuce, peanuts and carrots. These things add fiber as well so if you’re only counting net carbs, these are an amazing 2.8 carbs per wrap.

My family gobbled these up without even knowing they were keto / low carb. I got told they are delicious and I need to make more next time. The blended flavors totally satisfied my cravings for Chinese food. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Buy it here. Make it at Home.

Lawry’s Teriyaki Sauce

Marukan Rice Vinegar

Konjac Root (Glucomannan Powder)

Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps – Keto / Low carb

Laura

Satisfy your craving for Chinese food with these easy and scrumptious Low Carb Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps. The speed secret in this recipe is planning ahead.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Course Main

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 4 servings

Calories 248 kcal

Ingredients

1/4 tsp. chopped garlic
1 T. minced fresh ginger
2 T. Rice Vinegar
2 T. teriyaki sauce (Lawry's was used for low carb count)
2 T. soy sauce
1 tsp Glucomanan powder (cornstarch replacement)
1 cup shredded carrots
3 chopped green onions
2 oz. roasted peanuts
16 oz cooked boneless pork chops, chopped up about 4 chops
2 tsp. olive oil
8 butter lettuce leaves (romaine as a replacement)

Instructions

Warm chopped meat, garlic and ginger in in olive oil in large skillet.
In a small bowl stir together vinegar, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce and cornstarch.
Pour vinegar mixture over meat in pan and add the carrots and onions.
Stir and cook for about 3 minutes until meat is warmed through and mixture has thickened slightly. Serve immediately on washed, prepped lettuce leaves.

Notes

Glucomannan was used as it thickens in warm liquid well. You can try using1/2 tsp. xanthan powder to replace the glucomannan, but it may not thicken while the dish is warm.

To make the pre-cooked chops in this recipe see: Asian Marinated Pork Chops.

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