5 Spice Pork Lettuce Cups

Ingredients

• Coconut oil

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Ground pork

  Fresh, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Chinese Five Spice Powder

  Asian Gourmet

  4 ½ tsp or 72g

• Sesame butter

  Seeds, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)

  2 tsp or 10g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  2 tbsp or 36g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  1 tsp or 3g

• Lettuce

  Green leaf, raw

  1 head or 360g

• Carrots

  Raw

  ½ cup grated or 55g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  ¼ cup, sliced or 23g

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  ¼ cup, sliced or 23g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  ½ cup slices or 52g

• Red cabbage

  Red, raw

  ¼ cup, shredded or 18g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  ¼ cup or 4g

Directions

1. Heat coconut oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground pork and Chinese five spice powder, cooking for 10-12 minutes until the pork is browned throughout.
2. In a small bowl, combine tahini, liquid aminos, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Mix well.
3. Serve the pork mixture in lettuce cups and top with grated carrot, bell peppers, cucumber, and shredded cabbage. Garnish with fresh cilantro and enjoy.