Chef John's Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Prep Time::35 mins

Cook Time::15 mins

Total Time::50 mins

Servings::8

Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

Chicken Mixture:

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

Glaze:

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

Directions

Combine 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 bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.

Whisk chicken stock, vinegar, garlic, ketchup, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, pepper flakes, and dry mustard together in a bowl until glaze well-mixed.

Heat vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over high heat. Add chicken mixture; cook and stir until chicken no longer looks raw, about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 the glaze mixture; cook and stir until chicken begins to caramelize and brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium-low. Pour remaining glaze into chicken mixture; cook until heated through and slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Stir in cilantro, basil, and 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion. Transfer chicken mixture to a bowl; serve with lettuce leaves as wrappers.

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