Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Author: Sugar n' Spice Gals
Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 4 servings
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- ½ of an onion diced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- ½ cup diced water chestnuts
- ¾ cup diced mushrooms
- 1 head of iceberg lettuce
- 1 cup Lo Mein noodles
- SAUCE:
- ⅓ c soy sauce
- ¼ c hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp. white vinegar
- ¼ c brown sugar
- 1 tsp ginger
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- Mix together all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and set aside.
- In a large frying pan heat 2 tsp of sesame oil. (You can substitute for olive oil)
- Brown the ground chicken in the sesame oil for about 5 minutes making sure you crumble up the chicken into small pieces.
- After browning the ground chicken, set it aside..
- Add another tsp of sesame oil to the pan.
- In the same pan Saute the garlic, onion, water chestnuts and mushrooms for 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken back in with the vegetables and let saute for 2 more minutes.
- Pour the sauce over the vegetables and chicken and mix all the ingredients together.
- Let all the ingredients simmer over low heat for another 5 minutes.
- Scoop a large spoonful into a lettuce leaf and add some lo mein noodles, wrap and eat.
- (You can also make rice to put into the lettuce leaf first before adding the chicken)
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/chinese-chicken-lettuce-wraps/
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