Chicken Lettuce Wraps
From improvisingfood 12 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 8-10
I used to think of wraps in a carb-related context (tortilla, pitta bread, egg roll etc.…) but this one, using the lettuce, provides freshness and crunchiness to this Asian flavored dish. The sauce requires some ingredients that you might need to buy if you are not used to cooking Asian food, but pay attention to the “improvising” section for a quicker and simpler way to make a version of this dish. Read more More recipes at my blog improvisingfood.com. See less
Ingredients
- For the sauce: shopping list
- 2 tbsp. rice vinegar shopping list
- 1 tbsp. sweet soy sauce shopping list
- 1 ½ tbsp. soy sauce shopping list
- 1 tbsp. mirin shopping list
- 1 tbsp. peanut/vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar shopping list
- For the chicken mix: shopping list
- 1 Iceberg/butter lettuce shopping list
- 1 ½ lb. boneless chicken breast, cut to ½ inch cubes shopping list
- 2 carrots, chopped to ¼ inch cubes shopping list
- ½ red bell peppers, sliced to long strips shopping list
- 8 ounces/220 grams of water chestnuts, drained and diced shopping list
- 1 tbsp. ginger, well chopped shopping list
- 2 spring onions, chopped to ¼ inch pieces shopping list
- 1 jalapeno, well chopped shopping list
- ½ cup of cilantro, leaves only shopping list
- ½ red onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 cup of fresh sprouts shopping list
- 1 tbsp. peanut/vegetable oil shopping list
How to make it
- Heat a wok with 1 tbsp. of oil, until it’s very hot (about 4-5 minutes). At this point you can add all the ingredients together, but I prefer to give the chicken a quick fry for 2-3 minutes, while I stir it. See Photo
- Put the chicken with all the liquids in a separate bowl. Roughly clean the wok, add 1 tbsp. of oil and add the ginger, let it cook for 2 minutes. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and throw all the ingredients besides the chicken into the wok.
- Make sure you are using the highest flame possible and stir every couple of seconds. After 5 minutes add the chicken (and its liquid) and mix all together for additional 3 minutes – and you are done. Taste it to see it you want to add something to the flavor.
- Cut the lettuce head into two (or try to remove the leaves gently without tearing them, whatever works better).
- Once the chicken mixture has chilled a bit, fill the lettuce with 1-2 tbsp See Photo. of the chicken mix, and take a bite.
- It tastes so good – simple but sophisticated in a way, crunchy and …healthy! Enjoy.
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