Spicy Pork Belly, Cucumber and Kimchi Lettuce Wraps

Instead of the torture of waiting a whole day before eating your Oven Roasted Pork Belly, just let it rest for a few minutes then slice and enjoy it in these festive lettuce wraps! These wraps were inspired by this recipe from Bon Appétit
Ingredients
- 1 pound Oven Roasted Pork Belly (see recipe notes for recipe)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese Hot Mustard
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 head butter lettuce (whole leaves separated, washed and dried)
- 1 cup kimchi (or more)
- 1/2 English cucumber (thinly sliced)
- 1 small Thai red chili (seeded and thinly sliced)
- large handful fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- 1
Prepare this Oven Roasted Pork Belly recipe - you'll need to begin it the night before you plan to serve these. Wrap and refrigerate.
- 2
Remove Oven Roasted Pork Belly from the refrigerator and cut into 1/4-inch slices.
- 3
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add pork belly in a single layer and fry until crisp on one side. Flip and fry the other side until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to serving plate.
- 4
--- To make the dressing: ---
- 5
In a small bowl, whisk together rice vinegar and Chinese Hot Mustard. Then, whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in toasted sesame oil; whisk until emulsified. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- 6
--- Serve Wrap Ingredients ---
- 7
On a single serving platter or several small serving plates, serve lettuce leaves, pork belly slices and toppings.
- 8
--- To Assemble One Wrap: ---
- 9
Place 2 slices pork belly in the bottom of a lettuce leaf and top with desired amount of kimchi, cucumber slices, chili slices and mint leaves. Drizzle with a small amount of dressing. Eat and repeat!
Cook it from the original
This recipe comes from pinchandswirl.com. Their page has the author’s own photos, notes and tips — the best place to cook it from.
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