Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chicken Lettuce Wraps made with ground chicken sautéed with onions, garlic, soy sauce, hoisin, and other tasty ingredients wrapped up taco-style in leafy green lettuce. These chicken lettuce wraps are a refreshing and healthy low carb meal.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium onion ((finely chopped))
- 2 cloves garlic ((minced))
- 1 pound ground chicken ((450g))
- 2 tablespoons sui mi ya cai ((optional))
- 1 red chili ((chopped, optional))
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup water ((mixed with 2 teaspoons cornstarch))
- 1 head bibb lettuce ((can substitute butter or green leaf lettuce))
- Chopped scallions and cilantro ((to garnish))
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil a wok or skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until browned. Add the sui mi ya cai and chili (if using) and stir-fry for another 2 minutes.
- 2
Stir in the soy sauces, hoisin sauce, Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar. Add the water and cornstarch mixture, and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Serve in the lettuce leaves garnished with scallions and cilantro.