Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Crisp butter lettuce leaves filled with savory ground chicken, mushrooms, vegetables, water chestnuts, and a Chinese-American-style hoisin-soy sauce.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Separate the lettuce into whole leaves, rinse them in cold water, and drain thoroughly. Refrigerate the leaves while preparing the filling.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Butter Lettuce

    Cookware: colander

  2. Step 2

    Whisk the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and brown sugar together until the sugar begins to dissolve.

    Ingredients used: 10.0 gr Brown Sugar, 45.0 ml Hoisin Sauce, 15.0 ml Rice Vinegar, 10.0 ml Sesame Oil, 45.0 ml Soy Sauce

    Cookware: small bowl, whisk

  3. Step 3

    Heat the neutral cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and black pepper, then break the meat into small pieces and cook until no pink areas remain.

    Timer: 6 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 1.0 gr Ground Black Pepper, 500.0 gr Ground Chicken, 15.0 ml Vegetable Oil

    Cookware: large skillet, wooden spoon

  4. Step 4

    Add the onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Cook over medium heat until the vegetables soften and excess mushroom liquid evaporates.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 150.0 gr Mushroom, 120.0 gr Red Bell Pepper, 120.0 gr Yellow Onion

    Cookware: large skillet, wooden spoon

  5. Step 5

    Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook over medium heat until fragrant.

    Timer: 1 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 12.0 gr Garlic, 15.0 gr Ginger

    Cookware: large skillet, wooden spoon

  6. Step 6

    Add the water chestnuts and prepared sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the filling is glossy and the chicken reaches at least 74°C internally.

    Timer: 3 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 140.0 gr Water Chestnut

    Cookware: large skillet, wooden spoon

  7. Step 7

    Remove the skillet from the heat and fold in the green onion.

    Ingredients used: 40.0 gr Scallion

    Cookware: large skillet, wooden spoon

  8. Step 8

    Spoon the warm chicken filling into the chilled lettuce leaves and serve immediately.

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: moderate

Prevent cross-contamination from raw chicken and cook it to at least 74°C. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours and consume within 3 days.

Risk factors

  • Raw ground chicken may contain harmful bacteria.
  • Cooked filling is perishable if held at room temperature.