Seven Spice Pork Lettuce Wraps Recipe

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

1. Combine all ingredients for sauce and set aside at room temperature while preparing pork.
2. 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.
3. 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
4. no longer pink in the center, 10 to 11 minutes, and set aside to rest.
5. To serve, wrap each patty in a lettuce leaf and pass dipping sauce at the table.

soy sauce, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ground pork, sesame oil, neutral oil, butter

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/01/seven-spice-pork-burger-lettuce-wraps-japanese-recipe-shichimi-togarashi.html (may not work)