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Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps

This recipe came from Terri & Andy and was tried at the Chinese food cookoff.

Ingredients

Ingredients
2 T sugar
2 1/4 tsp kosher salt
2 1/2 lb boneless pork shoulder, trimmed
1 T grated peeled fresh ginger
2 T sherry or white wine vinegar
2 T extra-virgin olive oil
2 T unsalted chicken stock
1 T gochujang (Korean chile paste)

1 1/2 tsp

lower-sodium soy sauce
1/4 C thinly sliced green onions
2 heads 30 Boston lettuce leaves
1 C thinly sliced radishes
2 limes (wedges)

 

Preparation

  1. Combine sugar & salt in a small bowl. Place pork in a large bowl; rub evenly with sugar mixture and cover and refridgerate overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  3. Place pork on a rack set inside a roasting pan. Place pan in oven; Bake 4 hours or until a thermometer registers 210 degrees, basting occasionally with drippings. Remove from oven; let stand 30 minutes. Shred pork with 2 forks.
  4. Combine ginger and next 5 ingredients (through soy sauce), stirring with a whisk. Stir in onions. Reserve half of sauce. Toss shredded pork in remaining half of sauce. Divide pork evenly among lettuce leaves.
  5. Top with radishes; drizzle with reserved sauce.
  6. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.