Description
Chicken Lettuce Wraps is one of the most popular Chinese- American Dish. This dish is very versatile to eat as a Taco or just as a simple Chicken Lettuce Salad. Chicken Lettuce Wraps is one of the most popular dishes served in PF Chang’s restaurants. Chicken Lettuce Wraps are healthy and also a keto-friendly recipe. it is easy to make at home by adding a few vegetables and sauces that we might already have. Please refer to the notes sections for substitutions to this recipe.
Ingredients
Chicken Thighs- 1 lb (ground chicken)
Canola oil- 2 Tbs
Ginger- 1 Tbsp (shredded)
Yellow onions- 1 cup (diced)
Salt- 1 tsp
Water Chestnuts- 1 cup (diced)
Colored Peppers- 1 cup (diced)
Cremini Mushrooms- 1 cup (diced)
Dark Soy Sauce- 1 Tbsp
Light Soy Sauce- 1 Tbsp
Peanut Butter- 1 Tbsp
Small Butter Head Lettuce- 1 whole
Ingredients for Sauce:
Dark Soy Sauce- 1 1/2 Tbsp
Light Soy Sauce- 1 1/2 Tbsp
Rice Wine vinegar- 1 tsp
Hoisin Sauce- 2 tsp
Red Chili Flakes- 2 tsp
Toasted Sesame Oil- 2 tsp
Peanut Butter- 1 Tbsp
Green Onions (scallions)- 1/4 cup
Cilantro- 1/2 cup
Garnish:
Roasted Peanuts- 2 Tbsp
Fried Rice Sticks (optional)
Carrots- 2 Tbsp (shredded)
Cilantro and Lemon
Instructions
1. Take about 1 lb of ground chicken. This recipe uses boneless skinless chicken thigh meat and is blended fine in a blender. Ready chicken works well too.
2. Preparing the sauce: In a mixing bowl, add 1 1/2 Tbsp of dark soy sauce, 1 1 /2 Tbsp of light soy sauce, 1 tsp of rice wine vinegar, 2 tsp of Hoisin sauce, 2 tsp of red chili flakes, 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, and 1 Tbsp of creamy peanut butter. Mix everything well so that peanut butter is combined well with all the other sauce.
3. In a wok, take 2 Tbsp of canola oil and set the temperature to medium-high. When the oil is hot, add 1 Tbsp of shredded ginger and 1 cup diced yellow onions. Saute on high for one minute.
4. While keeping the temperature high, add the prepared or ready ground chicken. Add 1 tsp of salt to it and fold the chicken a few times with the spatula. Break the chicken into small pieces.
5. Pour the prepared sauce onto the chicken and mix well. Cook the chicken with sauce on high heat for about 7 to 8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked well.
6. Add the veggies, 1 cup of water chestnuts (diced), 1 cup of colored pepper, and 1 cup of cremini mushrooms. Saute on high heat for 5 minutes.
7. Add 1 Tbsp of dark soy sauce, 1 Tbsp light soy sauce, and 1 Tbsp of Peanut Butter. Mix well to coat the veggies with sauce by continuously mixing with a spatula. Cook on high again for 5 minutes so that veggies cooks well with the sauce.
8. Add 1/4 cup of Green Onions (scallions) and 1/2 cup of cilantro. Mix well and turn the heat off. It is ready to be served on the lettuce.
9. Garnish with roasted peanuts, fried rice sticks (optional), shredded carrots, cilantro, and lemon.
Notes
1. Chicken thighs work best for this recipe as it is more tender and moist when compared to chicken breasts. Mincing the chicken with a knife is another option vs. blending the chicken in a blender. This recipe has been tested a few times with store-bought ready ground chicken, and it works well too.
2. Why adding some sauces again at the end? The initial sauce helps to coat and spice the chicken so that the sauces we add towards the end is mainly for the veggies (water chestnuts, colored peppers, and mushrooms).
3. The reason to use both dark and light soy sauce is that dark soy sauce adds to the intensity of the flavor as it is aged longer and gives richer and bolder flavor. The light-soy sauce is thinner, lighter, and high in sodium content, and it mixes well with other sauce used in cooking.
4. All the veggies used here can be changed to something more accessible. Especially the variety of the mushrooms used can be switched to other type depending on the availability.
5. Lettuce used in this recipe is butterhead lettuce. Other types of lettuce like Romaine, Iceberg, Bibb, Batavia, Boston, and leaf lettuce works.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Chicken Dishes
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 160 Kcal
- Sugar: 2.83 g
- Sodium: 267 mg
- Fat: 11.37 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.29 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.053 g
- Trans Fat: 0.041 g
- Carbohydrates: 6.97 g
- Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 8.14 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg
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