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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
 
Course: Main
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
  • 1 head bib or butter lettuce leaves washed and dried.
Filling
  • 1 pound of ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup water chestnuts diced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3 shallots sliced thin
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar or you can substitue balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoons agave nectar
  • 2 teaspoon crushed red pepper pepper
  • 3-5 chilies - optional
Garnish
  • Cilantro leaves
  • Peanuts
  • 1/4 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
Instructions
Sauce in a bowl whisk together vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, agave nectar and crushed crushed red pepper pepper. Reserve
Filling
  1. On high heat, heat sesame oil. Turn heat to medium.
  2. Add shallots, garlic and ginger. Cook until shallots are soft.
  3. Add ground chicken and cook until browned. Mix chicken so that it does no form large lump. DO NOT DRAIN.
  4. Add water chestnuts. Cook until hot.
  5. Add sauce and peanuts. Mix thoroughly until combined.
Wrap
  1. Place filling in lettuce. Tpp with cilantro (optional).