Vietnamese Pork Rolls

Serves 4





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For the rolls
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3/4 pound ground pork
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 8 sturdy leaves from a head of Bibb lettuce
  • 1 carrot, cut into strips
  • 1 cucumber, cut into strips
  • 2 to 3 scallions, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

For the dipping sauce

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 garlic clove
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 tablespoons lime juice

  1. In a sauté pan over medium-high heat, sauté the garlic in the oil until fragrant and beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
  2. Add the pork, five-spice powder, soy sauce, and brown sugar and sautè until the meat is fully cooked and browned.
  3. Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce by whisking the four ingredients in a bowl.
  4. Serve in hand rolls fashioned out of the lettuce leaves. Garnish with the carrots, cucumber, scallions, and cilantro, with the dipping sauce on the side.

Recipe by Victoria Granof
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