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Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps

A mix between Laotian larb gai and Indonesian gado gado, these peanut chicken lettuce wraps are a fresh and memorable recipe your guests will love. The spicy peanut sauce pulls the crunchy vegetables and savory chicken together. Serve with plenty of lime wedges and crushed peanuts!
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Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Indonesian, Laotian, Southeast Asian, Thai
Servings 8 wraps

Ingredients
  

Lettuce Wrap Filling

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 3 tbsp neutral-flavored oil, such as vegetable
  • 2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 green onions, finely chopped, white and green parts separated
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • ½ tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 10 leaves romaine or green leaf lettuce, washed and patted dry

Toppings (Optional)

  • ⅓ cup peanuts, roasted and crushed
  • grated carrot
  • shredded purple or green cabbage
  • thinly sliced cucumber, radish, red onion
  • Sliced boiled egg, fried shallots, tomatoes, fried tofu, bean sprouts
  • 1 portion of peanut sauce

Peanut Sauce

  • ½ creamy natural peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp boiling water
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1-2 tbsp palm or brown sugar, depending on taste

Instructions
 

  • Start by making the sauce for the chicken. In a bowl, mix together the soy sauces, sesame oil, oyster sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and cornstarch.
  • In a large wok or deep saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over high heat until shimmering.
  • Add the ginger, garlic, and white part only from the green onions. Fry for 1 minute until fragrant. Do not let the garlic burn.
  • Add the ground chicken and fry, stirring constantly, until no longer pink, about 6-7 minutes.
  • Lower the heat to medium. Add in the soy sauce mixture and stir until chicken is coated. Add in the green parts of the green onions.
  • Allow the chicken to bubble for a minute or two in the sauce and then remove from heat. The sauce will thicken as it cools.

Peanut Sauce

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk the peanut butter and boiling water until combined. Don'tworry if it looks "stringy" at first, it will become smooth as it cools down.
  • Add in the remaining ingredients and then adjust based on your taste. Store in the fridge until ready to serve.

To Serve

  • To serve, place a spoonful or two of the chicken mixture into a lettuce leaf. Top with vegetable toppings of choice, and drizzle peanut sauce on top.
Keyword 30 Minute Recipes, Appetizers, Asian Recipes, Asian Recipes For Dinner, Dinner Ideas, Healthy Dinner Ideas, Lettuce Wraps, Southeast Asian Recipes
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