Chinese-Style Five-Spice Pork Lettuce Boats with Spinach

Ingredients

• 1 lb pork shoulder (thinly sliced) or ground pork
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar or erythritol (low-carb)
• 1 tsp five-spice powder
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp ginger (grated)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cups spinach
• 12 leaves lettuce leaves (butter or romaine)
• 1/4 tsp black pepper(optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   In a bowl, mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, sweetener, five-spice, garlic, and ginger.

2. 2

   Heat olive oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and nearly cooked through, 8–10 minutes.

3. 3

   Pour in sauce mixture and stir to coat. Simmer 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Mix cornstarch with water to make a slurry. Stir into the pork and cook 30–60 seconds until glossy and thick.

5. 5

   Wilt spinach in a separate pan (or quickly in the wok) until just tender; season with black pepper.

6. 6

   Spoon pork into lettuce boats and serve alongside spinach.