Char Siu Pork in Lettuce Wraps

Name: Char Siu Pork in Lettuce Wraps
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil; 1 cup/75 grams julienned daikon radish; 16 butter lettuce leaves; ½ recipe Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder, shredded between two forks; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons five-spice powder; ½ cup/120 milliliters soy sauce; 3 garlic cloves, minced to a paste; ½ cup/120 milliliters hoisin sauce; ¼ cup dry white wine; ¼ cup honey; 1 cup/75 grams julienned carrot; 1 cup/50 grams thinly sliced scallions

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From Scratch

By Michael Ruhlman

Published 2019

About

Char siu, the hoisin-based sauce, is one of my favorite preparations, and it goes beautifully with slow-roasted pork in lettuce leaves, along with plenty of fresh, crunchy carrot and radish. Serve it with jasmine rice and a stir-fried or pan-steamed green vegetable such as snow or snap peas.

Ingredients

For the sauce

½ cup/120 milliliters soy sauce
½ cup/120

Asia
China
Sandwich
Spicy

Method

Preheat your oven to 425°F/218°C.

Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.

Put the pork in a saucepan and reheat it over medium heat if necessary. Add the char siu sauce and mix to combine. Bring the sauce to a simmer. The pork and sauce should b