Seven Spice Pork Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Updated February 07, 2025

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You can size up these patties to make full-on pork burgers, but I prefer smaller ones to wrap in tender lettuce and dip in a garlic-laced soy dipping sauce. Be careful not to compress the meat when forming the patties; they should just hold themselves together. Leftover dipping sauce can be served over rice or stir fried with leafy green vegetables as a side dish.

Spice Hunting: Seven Spice Powder (Shichimi Togarashi)

Recipe Details

Seven Spice Pork Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Prep 15 mins

Cook 15 mins

Active 20 mins

Total 30 mins

Serves 4 servings

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Ingredients

For Dipping Sauce:

1/2 cup soy sauce
4 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

For Pork Patties:

1 1/4 pounds ground pork
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon seven spice powder (shichimi togarashi)
1 1/2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon neutral oil
8 butter or Boston lettuce leaves

Directions

Combine all ingredients for sauce and set aside at room temperature while preparing pork.
In a bowl, combine sesame oil and seven spice powder. Add pork and gently fold spice oil in, taking care not to overwork or compress meat. Gently form meat into eight 2.5-ounce patties and liberally sprinkle with kosher salt on one side.
Heat a heavy skillet, ideally cast iron, on high heat for several minutes, or until a drop of water immediately sizzles in pan. Swirl in neutral oil and add pork patties, salted side down. Liberally salt other side of patties and let cook undisturbed for several minutes, until a dark crust forms, before flipping. Cook patties until just no longer pink in the center, 10 to 11 minutes, and set aside to rest.
To serve, wrap each patty in a lettuce leaf and pass dipping sauce at the table.

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Spice Hunting: Seven Spice Powder (Shichimi Togarashi)

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
554	Calories
41g	Fat
5g	Carbs
40g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	554
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 41g	53%
Saturated Fat 12g	62%
Cholesterol 133mg	44%
Sodium 1857mg	81%
Total Carbohydrate 5g	2%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 40g
Vitamin C 4mg	22%
Calcium 64mg	5%
Iron 3mg	15%
Potassium 744mg	16%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.