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.
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For chicken lettuce wrap
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1 lbground chicken
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1/4 cshaxoing wine or dry sherry
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4 clovegarlic minced
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1inch piece ginger grated
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1/2 cfinely minced fresh mushrooms
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1 smonion diced
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2green onions diced
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1 Tbspthai basil minced
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3 Tbspcilantro minced
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1head butter or romaine lettuce
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sweet soy sauce for drizzling or dipping optional
- SAUCE
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1/4 csugar
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1/2 cwater
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2 Tbspeach soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and ketchup
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1 Tbspeach lemon juice and garlic chili paste
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1/8 tspsesame oil
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1 1/2 Tbspcornstarch
How To Make chicken lettuce wrap
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1Mix all ingredients for sauce together and set aside.
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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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3Separate the leaves of the lettuce and serve the chicken mixture in the leaves. Drizzle with sweet soy sauce
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