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chicken lettuce wrap

Recipe by
barbara lentz
beulah, MI

I love Asian food and Chicken lettuce wraps. I found sweet soy sauce at a new Asian market in town and I love this drizzled on top. This recipe has sweet heat and is scrumptious.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chicken lettuce wrap

  • 1 lb
    ground chicken
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1/4 c
    shaxoing wine or dry sherry
  • 4 clove
    garlic minced
  • 1
    inch piece ginger grated
  • 1/2 c
    finely minced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 sm
    onion diced
  • 2
    green onions diced
  • 1 Tbsp
    thai basil minced
  • 3 Tbsp
    cilantro minced
  • 1
    head butter or romaine lettuce
  • sweet soy sauce for drizzling or dipping optional
  • SAUCE
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 2 Tbsp
    each soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp
    each lemon juice and garlic chili paste
  • 1/8 tsp
    sesame oil
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    cornstarch

How To Make chicken lettuce wrap

  • 1
    Mix all ingredients for sauce together and set aside.
  • 2
    Place olive oil in saucepan and add the onions, garlic, mushrooms, ginger cook about three minutes. Add wine and deglaze the pan scraping up bits and let most evaporate. Add the chicken and cook until no longer pink. Stir in the sauce and cook until thickened. Stir in the Thai Basil and Cilantro.
  • 3
    Separate the leaves of the lettuce and serve the chicken mixture in the leaves. Drizzle with sweet soy sauce

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