Minced Pork and Watermelon Lettuce Wraps

Stir-fried ground pork with ginger, garlic, onions, carrot, and celery get a surprise addition of diced watermelon before being wrapped in iceberg lettuce leaves for a fun meal.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 535 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 pound lean ground pork
• 2 cups diced (1/2-inch) watermelon
• 12 iceberg lettuce leaves
• 0.5 cup chopped green onion
• 0.5 cup hoisin sauce
• 0.75 cup pine nuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy, non-stick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir the garlic, ginger, and onion in the hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute; add the ground pork to the mixture and cook until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain any excess liquid from the skillet.

Step 2

Reduce the heat to medium. Add the carrot and celery to the pork mixture; cook and stir until the carrot and celery begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir the soy sauce and green onions into the mixture; remove the skillet from the heat and add the hoisin sauce and pine nuts. Stir the mixture until evenly mixed. Fold the watermelon into the mixture.

Step 3

Spoon the pork mixture into the middle of the lettuce leaves; wrap the lettuce around the filling to serve.