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Pork/Tofu Lettuce Wraps

This recipe was created by Serena Caner for Shuswap Food Action Society.
Yield:   50 servings
Serving Size:   ~ 1 cup rice, 1 cup toppings, 2-3 lettuce wraps
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Ingredients

  • 7 lbs ground pork (or turkey)
  • 2 packages extra-firm tofu, crumbled
  • 12 ml salt
  • 100 ml brown sugar
  • 45 ml oil
  • 7 bunches green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large head green cabbage, shredded (16 cups)
  • 1 kg carrot, shredded (20 cups)
  • 100 ml fresh ginger, peeled, minced
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 5 kg  basmati rice
  • 5 heads iceberg Lettuce or Nappa Cabbage leaves*
  • Kimchi (optional)
  • Sriracha sauce (optional)
  • Other ideas: add shredded radish, daikon

*To “soften” Nappa cabbage for rolling, separate leaves and sprinkle with salt. Leave for 1-2 hours and then rinse salt off with water.

SAUCE:

250 ml low-sodium soy sauce

250 ml rice vinegar

500 ml hoisin sauce

20 ml ginger

20 ml garlic

Method

Step 1

Brown ground pork until no longer pink. Drain excess fat. Add salt and brown sugar. Set aside.

Step 2

Cook rice according to package instructions.

Step 3

Mix together sauce ingredients in a jar. Set aside.

Step 4

Heat oil in a large wok. Add green onions, garlic and ginger and fry for 5 minutes. Add shredded carrots. Cook for 5 more minutes, stirring often. Add shredded cabbage and sauce. Cook until cabbage softened. Mix in ground pork (for meat version) and tofu in a separate container (for vegetarian version).

Step 5

To Assemble: Cut heads iceberg in half and separate into “shells”. On each plate, add a couple leaves of lettuce/cabbage, a dollop of rice and a dollop of pork and/or tofu mixture. Can also combine tofu and pork as a way to introduce tofu to meat eaters.

 

HACCP

Cook until internal temperature reaches 71° C for a minimum of 15 secs.

Cooling: cool to 4° C within the next 4 hours.  If not achieved, throw out.

Cold Holding: When cooled to 4° C, cover and store at 4° C.  If more than 4° C for 2 hours, throw out.

Reheating: Reheat to 74° C in less than 2 hours.  If reheating takes more than 2 hours, throw out.

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