Recipe: Yummy Asian lettuce wraps Chicken or Beef

Asian lettuce wraps Chicken or Beef. Tangy marinated beef is wrapped in refreshing lettuce leaves in this quick and easy Asian lettuce wrap recipe. I used ground chicken and subbed bamboo shoots for the chestnuts bc i wanted the added crunch Nutritional Information. These quick and easy authentic Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps are so delicious, made with sautéed ground chicken thighs, shiitake mushrooms and water Lettuce wraps are low-carb and low calorie, and don't interfere with the flavors of the filling.

Apart from being a shrill, shouting TV chef, Gordon Ramsay has long been a big influence in my In a recent episode, he stirred up some Asian beef lettuce wraps that got both me and the mister drooling! These Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps wraps are one of my favorite dinners (along with this cashew chicken stir fry). They are quick and easy and my You can also use ground turkey or ground beef! You can cook Asian lettuce wraps Chicken or Beef using 19 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Asian lettuce wraps Chicken or Beef

1. Prepare 1 bunch of green onions.
2. It's 1 of small onion.
3. It's 1 pound of beef or chicken either one is great.
4. You need 2 tablespoon of high heat oil.
5. Prepare 1 head of butter lettuce.
6. You need 3-4 of small sweet peppers for pickling.
7. It's 1 of large carrot sm diced.
8. Prepare 1 can of water chestnuts drained and diced 8 ounce can.
9. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves minced or pressed.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger.
11. It's 1 tablespoon of sugar.
12. You need 2 teaspoon of soy sauce.
13. It's 1/3 cup of Hoisin sauce.
14. Prepare of Optional.. deseed and thin slice half a Serrano pepper spice 🌶.
15. It's of Salt as needed to taste.
16. You need of For pickled peppers.
17. Prepare 2 tablespoon of sugar or 1/4 cup grenadine works too.
18. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
19. You need 1/3 cup of red wine vinegar.

Peanut Oil: Any oil can be used here if you don't keep peanut on hand or if you have a peanut allergy. Chicken lettuce wraps are super easy, and make a surprisingly quick and healthy weeknight meal. Partly, lettuce wraps have always felt like an indulgence that needed restriction to restaurant visits only. Partly, I assumed that the secret to their deliciousness surely lay in a long list of ingredients.

Asian lettuce wraps Chicken or Beef instructions

1. Slice peppers into thin slices and put into and bowl that’s able to hold hot liquid (those mini sweet pepper in most big box grocery shops).
2. Start with pickling liquid.. vinegar salt and sugar into small pan and bring to a simmer. Once hot, pour over peppers and set aside til very end...
3. Small dice on the carrots, chop the bunch of green onion small and the sm onion into slivers.. prep garlic and ginger also...
4. Chicken should be diced very small or use ground.. Beef should be thawed whichever your using (tip.. to diced chicken small it’s easy if it’s slightly frozen, otherwise use ground chicken) pictured half thawed thighs julienne first then go back and dice small.
5. If using beef cook in separate pan to drain before adding to mix...
6. Oil into pan high heat, get those whisps of smoke and drop carrots and onion give it 30 seconds and toss through oil.. Drop garlic and ginger to the pan and toss, and as garlic toasts push to back of pan drop protein and cook...
7. Optional step add Serrano now..
8. Once you have some color on your chicken about 5 mins in add soy sauce and toss through, add drained water chestnuts bring to temp so water reduces.
9. Add hoisin sauce and sugar bring up to temp once more...
10. Salt to taste, a couple fast grinds should do it.. or fast splash of fish sauce.
11. Drain peppers save 1/4 teaspoon liquid and add the saved liquid with chopped green onions at this time toss twice remove from heat..
12. Serve in the butter lettuce as small cups or use romaine to wrap up as tacos.. works over rice too..
13. Top with pickled peppers..
14. Optional crunchy rice noodles.

These Asian lettuce wraps make a delicious main dish for busy weeknights or can be enjoyed as an appetizer for a Chinese take-out style dinner party Should I Make Ground Turkey or Ground Chicken Lettuce Wraps? I've made this recipe using both ground chicken and ground turkey and both work. Make them chicken lettuce wraps, turkey lettuce wraps, or pork lettuce wraps, and they're all delicious. Sometimes I also like to add finely chopped Fried Rice, Orange Beef, and Kung Pao Chicken are some of my other favorite Asian recipes to make at home. I've got the full recipe below.