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Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 large onion, chopped
4 - 5 cloves of garlic (or to taste)
approximately 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
3 chicken breasts
1 can water chestnuts
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 – 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons say sauce
splash of sesame oil
Garlic/chili paste (to taste)
4 – 5 chopped green onions
1 – 2 tablespoons cilantro
Directions:
Directions:
1. Trim chicken breasts and chop in a food processor until finely chopped, but not ground. Finely chop the water chestnuts and add to chicken (or just add at the end of the processing).
2. Combine peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, and chili paste in a small bowl. Because of the way peanut butter works – add one or two tablespoons of liquid at a time until it is loosened up.
3. Heat peanut oil in a heavy large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and sauté until onion begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and sauté until just fragrant, but not brown (about 1 minute). Add chicken and sauté until brown and cooked through, breaking up with the back of the spoon, about 7 minutes. Add sauce mixture and heat through. Add cilantro and green onions. Adjust seasonings as needed.
4. Transfer chicken mixture to a bowl. Allow guests to spoon mixture into lettuce leaves and eat like a taco…
5. NOTE: The garlic chili is HOT! Hoisin give the oriental flavor. I used 2 large chicken breast halves and a little less peanut butter in the sauce. It tasted great but 2 tablespoons of chili was a little hot for me so adjust it to your own taste. 2 chicken breasts were probably enough for 3 – 4 people.

 

 

 

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