Hoisin-Lime Pork Lettuce Wraps

Tonight was a groundbreaking night at my house. Now, this may sound unbelievable, but tonight was…

THE VERY FIRST TIME I’VE EVER COOKED PORK

I’ve mentioned before that I started out my life as an extremely picky eater. I wouldn’t eat pork. There was NO WAY. My mom made pork chops quite often, and I refused to touch them. That’s about the only pork I remember. I’m sure there were others, but it was eliminated from my repertoire pretty early on.

Since then, I do eat pork at times; however, this was literally the very first time I’ve ever purchased or handled pork. Overall, it was a HUGE success!

Tonight’s meal was…. BANANAS. Weight Watchers listed it as an appetizer, but I made it my meal – - a meal that I can’t wait to eat tomorrow as leftovers. SO GOOD.

This recipe is brought to you from this cookbook. A fave in my place, as you know.

Hoisin-Lime Pork Lettuce Wraps

From Weight Watchers Five Ingredient 15 Minute Recipes – Summer 2011

Serves 12
Points Plus per Serving: 2

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup hoisin sauce

1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. lime juice

1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. water

3 cups packaged cabbage-and-carrot coleslaw

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/3 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Cooking spray

3 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops, cut into 24 thin strips

12 Boston lettuce cups

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.

2. Combine coleslaw, cilantro, and peanuts; set aside.

3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork; saute 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan.

4. Fill each lettuce leaf with pork, hoisin-lime sauce, and coleslaw mix.

SERVING SIZE: 1 lettuce leaf, 2 slices pork, about 2 tsp. hoisin-lime sauce, and about 1/4 cup coleslaw mix

PER SERVING: CAL 81; FAT 3.7g; PROT 6.9g; CARB 5.3g; FIB 1g; SOD 130mg; WW Points Plus per Serving: 2

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Comments

Erin says:

January 17, 2012 at 2:18 pm

I WANT THIS IMMEDIATELY.

No Thanks to Cake says:

January 17, 2012 at 3:11 pm

I think I say this every time, but it's VERY possibly my new favorite dish…

Gerald L. Guy says:

January 17, 2012 at 4:42 pm

I've never heard of this hoisin sauce. I'll hav to look it up, because this sounds pretty good.

Tim says:

January 17, 2012 at 6:06 pm

Yummy! This looks delicious! If I fly you to England, can you make this for me??? haha

Mama Zee says:

January 18, 2012 at 1:29 am

Holy moly, that looks good!

As a side note, I can't imagine never eating pork. I'm not eating it at the moment, and I feel a little bit of me die inside every day.

No Thanks to Cake says:

January 18, 2012 at 4:02 am

@Dad – The hoisin sauce is in the Asian section. It's a sweetish brown sauce. Seriously try this, you'll love it!

@Tim – Too funny! Might be cheaper to just make it on your own.

@Mama – I've eaten some pork, but not much. It's much better than I thought!!

Hilary (The Big Weight) says:

January 19, 2012 at 4:56 pm

Here is why I love this post:

1. I'm really not a fan of pork. In my mind it gives off this fatty connotation. However, I know you can buy lean cuts of it… I just haven't figured out a way to incorporate it into my repertoire. I don't like lettuce and other “salad” components (I'm sooooo picky) but I admit that your recipe does look good!

2. YOU could be WW new spokesperson… lol.. even though you live and breathe Jenny