chicken lettuce wrap
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.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup shaxoing wine or dry sherry
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 - inch piece ginger grated
- 1/2 cup finely minced fresh mushrooms
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 - green onions diced
- 1 tablespoon thai basil minced
- 3 tablespoons cilantro minced
- 1 - head butter or romaine lettuce
- - sweet soy sauce for drizzling or dipping optional
- SAUCE
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons each soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and ketchup
- 1 tablespoon each lemon juice and garlic chili paste
- 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
How To Make chicken lettuce wrap
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Step 1Mix all ingredients for sauce together and set aside.
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Step 2Place 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.
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Step 3Separate the leaves of the lettuce and serve the chicken mixture in the leaves. Drizzle with sweet soy sauce
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