Miso-flavored Pork and Tofu Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients:
(for the filling)
6 oz ground pork
1tsp egg
1/2T potato starch
1/2T sake
1/4tsp black pepper
(for the sauce)
2T miso
1/2T oyster sauce
1T sake
1tsp raw brown sugar
1T sesame oil
1/2T minced ginger
1T thinly-sliced scallion
5 oz medium-firm tofu, drained well and sliced into small cubes
3 oz enoki mushrooms, cut into 1" length
1 oz rice noodles (optional)
some thinly-sliced scallion
some lettuce leaves
condiments such as la-yu or garlic sauce (optional)
Procedure:
1. In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the filling and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. In a ramekin, whisk together the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
3. (optional) Set a deep fryer at high heat (about 400F) and add the rice noodles. They will puff up immediately. Take them out in just a few seconds. Set aside.
4. In a saute pan, heat the sesame oil and sauté the ginger and scallion for a minute over medium+ heat. Add the pork and push by a wood spatula to break the meat into small pieces as you cook.
5. Once the meat is almost cooked through, add the well-drained tofu and enoki mushrooms.
6. Add the sauce and stir well for additional 2-3 minutes.
7. In a serving bowl, spread the fried rice noodles (optional), and make a mound with the meat on top of the rice noodles. Garnish with some thinly-sliced scallion.
8. Serve immediately with lettuce leaves and condiments.
This dish is so easy to make and so satisfying. We use our homemade miso for the sauce, so the flavor is really deep and complex.
