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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
- In a sauté pan over medium-high heat, sauté the garlic in the oil until fragrant and beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
- Add the pork, five-spice powder, soy sauce, and brown sugar and sautè until the meat is fully cooked and browned.
- Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce by whisking the four ingredients in a bowl.
- 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.
