Slow Cooker Korean pork Lettuce Wraps
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Ingredients
  • Prep time 30 minutes
  • Total time 8 hours 30 minutes
  • Portion size 6 servings
  • ⅓ cup (75 mL) thinly sliced fresh ginger
  • ⅓ cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
  • 6 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) each salt and pepper
  • 1.8 kg bone-in pork shoulder, picnic roast or butt roast
  • 1 cup (250 mL) short-grain white rice
  • 24 leaves boston lettuce, (about 3 heads)
  • Ginger and Green Onion Sauce:
  • ¾ cup (175 mL) thinly sliced green onions
  • ⅓ cup (75 mL) chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) minced fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) grapeseed or vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) sodium-reduced soy sauce
  • ¼ tsp (1 mL) Asian chili paste or hot pepper sauce
Instructions
  1. In food processor, pulse together ginger, sugar, garlic, salt and pepper until mixture forms smooth paste; rub over pork. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.) Place in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until pork is tender, about 8 hours.
  2. Ginger and Green Onion Sauce: In bowl, stir together green onions, cilantro, ginger, grapeseed oil, soy sauce and chili paste until well combined. Set aside. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 2 days.)
  3. Cook rice according to package directions; set aside.
  4. Meanwhile, transfer pork to cutting board; let stand for 15 minutes. Using 2 forks, shred into bite-size pieces. Strain liquid from slow cooker through fine-mesh sieve into bowl; skim off fat. Toss pork with 1 cup of the liquid to coat; discard any remaining liquid or reserve for another use. Wrap rice, pork and green onion sauce in lettuce leaves.
Recipe by Grant Family Reunion at http://grantreunion.ca/2014/11/26/slow-cooker-korean-pork-lettuce-wraps/