Sunday, June 6, 2010

Lettuce Wraps

I love P.F. Changs' Lettuce Wraps, I dont' know many people who don't, they're just so gosh darn tasty!  Plus they are light yet filling. I have found a few different recipes for "mock" P.F. Changs Lettuce Wraps and I have adapted them to fit our tastes...For instance, I took out the mushrooms and added bamboo shoots instead and I prefer Bib lettuce over iceberg which is in the original recipe.  If you don't want to make the sauces from scratch you could always take some help from the grocery store and buy a premade sauce of your liking.  Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients
3 tablespoons oil
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 can of water chestnuts, finely chopped
1 can of bamboo shoots, finely chopped
3 tablespoons chopped onions
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 head of Bib lettuce

Special Sauce
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon hot mustard
2 teaspoons water
1-2 teaspoon garlic and red chile paste

Stir Fry Sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar

Directions

1. Make the special sauce by dissolving the sugar in water in a small bowl. Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, lemon juice and sesame oil. Mix well and refrigerate this sauce until you're ready to serve.

2.Combine the hot water with the hot mustard and set this aside as well. (Eventually add your desired measurement of mustard and garlic chili sauce to the special sauce mixture to pour over the wraps).

3. Bring oil to high heat in a wok or large frying pan. Saute chicken breasts for 4 to 5 minutes per side or done. Remove chicken from the pan and cool.

4. Keep oil in the pan, keep hot. As chicken cools mince water chestnuts and bamboo shoots to about the size of small peas.

5. Prepare the stir fry sauce by mixing the soy sauce, brown sugar, and rice vinegar together in a small bowl.

6. When chicken is cool, mince it as the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts are.

7. With the pan still on high heat, add another Tbsp of vegetable oil. Add chicken, garlic, onions, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots to the pan. Add the stir fry sauce to the pan and saute the mixture for a couple minutes then serve it in the lettuce"cups".

8. Top with"Special Sauce".

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