Description

If you are craving those famous chicken lettuce wraps, there is no need to go to the restaurant to enjoy them when you can make them at home. They are easy to make, will taste even better than the restaurant version and can be ready in 20 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 T. sesame oil
• 1 lb. ground chicken or turkey
• 1 medium or large sweet Vidalia or yellow onion, small dice
• 1/3 c. hoisin sauce
• 2 T. low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 T. rice wine vinegar
• 1 T. Asian chili garlic sauce, or to taste (or sriracha)
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 t. ground ginger or 2 t. freshly grated ginger
• 8 oz. can water chestnut, drained and diced small
• 2 - 3 green onions, sliced into thin rounds
• 1/2 t. salt, or to taste
• 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• large butter lettuce leaves, for serving

Steps

1. In a large skillet, add oils and chicken; cook over medium-high heat until chicken is cooked through; stir occasionally while cooking, breaking into crumbs. Add onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, chili garlic sauce; stir; cook for about 5 minutes, or until onion is soft and translucent and most of the liquid has been absorbed; stir occasionally. Add garlic and ginger; stir to combine; cook for about 1 minute, or until fragrant. Add water chestnuts, green onions, salt and pepper to taste; cook for about 2 minutes, or until tender. Taste filling and make flavor adjustments, i.e. more soy sauce, hoisin, pepper, etc., to taste.
2. Spoon about 1/4 c. mixture into the lettuce leaves.
3. Serve.