Hoisin Pork Lettuce Wraps - Dunkelweizen

Hoisin Pork Lettuce Wraps

Weight watchers – 1 point/wrap

Servings – 12 lettuce wraps – 4 people – 3/person

1/3 c of hoisin sauce

1 T lime juice

1 T water

1 c shredded carrots

1 c shredded cabbage or lettuce

1 c shredded cucumber

1 c fresh cilantro or 1 T dried cilantro (I don’t always have fresh on hand)

12 ounce pork tenderloin cut into 24 thin strips

12 Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves

1.      Combine hoisin, lime juice and water

2.      Combine carrots, cabbage, cucumber and cilantro

3.      Cook pork on stove top about 3-4 minutes until browned

4.      Mix pork with sauce

5.      Top each lettuce leave with 2 slices of pork and handful of vegetable mixture

I got the idea for these wraps from weight watchers magazine and there is a similar recipe they go over.  By the way if you are on weight watchers I highly recommend the magazine for recipe ideas.

This will probably go into our regular rotation.  It is filling, but without any carbs it’s so low in calories and points.  This would also be great with chicken and equally as healthy.  If you want to add some carbs, some rice noodles or rice would be good in it as well.  The hoisin provides tons of flavor for minimal points and so easy to open a jar.

I paired this with a dunkelweizen which typically do well with substantial salads and pork.  Dunkelweizen is a southern German wheat beer.  Most of these beers are out of Germany but there are a few good American ones.  One of my favorites is a seasonal beer, so unfortunately is not available right now, but watch for it during Christmas time.  I am giving you a heads up to watch for it in the coming season.

It is Shiner’s holiday cheer.  I have talked about Shiner before and greatly appreciate it.  Even though I am not a native Texan, I have lived in the state for 8 years so while it’s not home like Chicago is, it is a close second.  When I tried this for the first time, I was shocked how good it was.  This is brewed with peaches and pecans and you can definitely taste them.  So it’s definitely fruity for a beer, but for a holiday beer, I like it.