Chef John's Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, coarsely chopped 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and minced 1 cup diced shiitake mushroom caps ½ cup minced yellow onion ⅓ cup chopped green onion 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger 2 teaspoons brown sugar ¼ cup chicken stock ¼ cup rice wine vinegar 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 teaspoons sesame oil 2 teaspoons brown sugar ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes ½ teaspoon dry mustard 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or to taste 1 ½ tablespoons chopped green onion, or to taste 16 leaves iceberg lettuce, or as needed
Nutrition Info
- 212.2 caloriescarbohydrate: 10.8 gcholesterol: 58.2 mgfat: 10.7 gfiber: 1.6 gprotein: 17.6 gsaturatedFat: 2.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 332.5 mgsugar: 4.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Directions
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Stir chicken, water chestnuts, mushrooms, yellow onion, 1/3 cup green onion, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ginger, and 2 teaspoons brown sugar together in a bowl. Pat mixture down, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.
Whisk chicken stock, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ketchup, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and dry mustard together in a bowl until glaze is well-mixed.
Heat vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir chicken mixture in hot oil until chicken no longer looks raw, about 2 minutes. Pour 1/2 of the glaze mixture into chicken mixture, cook and stir over high heat until chicken begins to caramelize and brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low, pour remaining glaze into chicken mixture, and cook until heated through and slightly reduced, about 3 minutes more. Stir in cilantro, basil, and 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion. Transfer chicken mixture to a bowl and serve with lettuce leaves to wrap.