Chipotle-Maple Pork and Mango Lettuce Wraps

Sorry for the bad picture quality. I nearly lost my hand in the taking of this picture. It was the last one on the table and Anthony is NOT a patient eater!

Pork and mango lettuce wraps

This builds off of my Roast pork loin with a chipotle-maple glaze and vegetables recipe, so if you don't have the leftovers handy, no biggie! Just cook the pork for this one!

Serves: 4
Prep time: If pork is already prepared, 15 mins. If you have to cook the pork, a little more than an hour

To cook pork from scratch:
Ingredients:

• 1-1.5lb pork loin
• 1/2 can of chipotles in adobo sauce, chilies chopped
• 3/4c pure maple syrup
• 1/4c olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1 large, or 2 medium mangos, diced
• 1c macadamia nuts, chopped
• 1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 head butterleaf lettuce, all leaves separated and washed

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Rinse and pat dry the pork loin. Place in roasting pan, fatty side up. Generously salt and pepper exposed side.
• Add 2-3T water to pan. Cook until slightly golden brown, approximately 20 minutes, adding water if pan becomes dry. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and cook an additional 45 mins or until pork registers 145-150 degrees. Remove meat and let rest for 10 minutes. Cut into small strips.
  
• Meanwhile, combine chipotles in adobo sauce, maple syrup, and olive oil in large bowl. Taste for spicy/sweetness and adjust accordingly. In large saute pan, over low heat, warm sauce through and let thicken slightly.
  
• Toss pork in pan with sauce and coat thoroughly. Remove and put in heated bowl for serving.

If pork is already prepared:

• 1-1.5lb pork loin, sliced into 1 1/2 inch strips
  
• 1/4 can of chipotles in adobo sauce, chilies chopped
• 3/4c pure maple syrup
• 1/4c olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1 large, or 2 medium mangos, diced
• 1c macadamia nuts, chopped
• 1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 head butterleaf lettuce, all leaves separated and washed

Directions:

• Combine chipotles in adobo sauce, maple syrup, olive oil, salt, and pepper in bowl. Taste for spiciness. Add chipotles LAST to control heat. Add sliced pork to sauce and coat well.
• Heat saute pan over med-high heat and add pork and sauce. Heat through and put in a bowl for serving.
  
• Put each ingredient in separate dish with a big plate of lettuce leaves in the center.
• Assemble each lettuce wrap with the pork and sauce, mangos, cilantro, and nuts!
  
• Die and go to heaven!