Pork Lettuce Wrap

We all know the deal around here.  The quicker a meal can be thrown together and the more it tastes like it took all day to make, the better I look. Especially if by some chance the house is also clean. This meal made me look good.  Lots of flavor made quickly.

Pork Lettuce Wrap
Adapted from Dinner: A Love Story

Pork:

• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Dipping Sauce:

• small clove of garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons lime juice

Rolls:

• butter or romaine lettuce
• 1 large carrot, shredded
• 1 cucumber, julienned
• chopped peanuts

In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook 1 clove of garlic in oil until fragrant (about 2 minutes). Add the pork and the rest of the pork ingredients. Move heat up to medium-high and cook, while breaking up the pork, until it's browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the first three ingredients of the dipping sauce in a small bowl.  Add the lime juice slowly and taste between each tablespoon to see how much lime juice is needed.

Scoop the pork into the lettuce leaves and top with carrots, cucumbers, peanuts, and dipping sauce.