Spicy Pork Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• one 16-ounce package Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Sausage (Hot Sausage may be substituted)
• 1 medium/large sweet Vidalia or yellow onion (diced small)
• one 8-ounce can water chestnuts (drained and diced small)
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 to 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Asian chili garlic sauce (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sriracha (optional and to taste)
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger or 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 2 to 3 green onions (sliced into thin rounds)
• butter lettuce or ‘living lettuce’ leaves (for serving)

Instructions

1. 1

   Brown: To a large skillet, add the oil, Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Sausage, onions and cook over medium-high heat until sausage is cooked through; stir intermittently and crumble sausage while cooking to ensure even cooking.

2. 2

   Cook: Add the water chestnuts, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, rice vinegar, optional sriracha, ginger, pepper, stir to combine, and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until water chestnuts are warmed and soften slightly; stir intermittently.

3. 3

   Season: Taste filling and make any necessary flavor adjustments, i.e. more chili garlic sauce, hoisin, pepper, etc.

4. 4

   Serve: Spoon about 1/4 cup of the filling into the lettuce leaves and evenly garnish with green onions before serving.