Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
Level: Super Easy
- 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound of ground chicken breast
- ½ of a cup of Water chestnuts, medium dice chopped (they come in a can. buy them.)
- 1 tablespoon of minced ginger. (I buy the frozen Dorot. Takes out the buying peeling and cutting work of ginger but you still get the fresh flavor. Sold at Whole Foods & TJ’s)
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons Rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon toasted Sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon of sriracha (optional if you like it spiccyyyyy!)
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 thinly sliced scallions.
- 1 Head of Bibb Lettuce for serving (lettuce that models on the side because it’s gorgeous)
- Steamed rice for serving
Directions
- Combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, and sriracha (optional) in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. Add onions and cook until soft, 5 minutes, then stir in garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, 2 minutes more.
- Add ground chicken and cook until opaque and mostly cooked through. While cooking, break up the meat with a wooden spoon.
- Pour in the sauce and cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes more, until sauce reduces slightly and chicken is cooked through completely.
- Add in chopped chestnuts and thinly sliced scallions and cook 1 to 2 minutes more. The chestnuts should be heated through.
- Do a fancy plating with the Bibb Lettuce, steamed rice, topped with the chicken, and extra hoisin sauce for dipping. (Everybody loves dipping sauces)
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