Recently my baby sister was over to visit. When she stays with me she always asks that I make a few of her favorites for dinner. This means that I will be making some sort of pasta and something Asian. This time the Asian inspired dish was these lettuce wraps. We both love going to P.F. Changs and having their lettuce wraps, which is what this recipe is modeled after. I wouldn’t call it a copy cat recipe because I honestly haven’t be able to replicate them but this is a pretty good substitute. This recipe also makes a lot so instead of being an appetizer we turn this into a meal with some rice.

Just like at P.F. Changs there is a special sauce you top the lettuce wraps with in order to make the dish. You could always add this to the skillet but we like being able to control how much sauce we want on our wraps. You also can add more Sriracha or hot mustard if you are feeling extra spicy. Sometimes the sauce seems a little too sugary so I’ll cut it down. I also thought about cooking it down to make it thinner but time always runs out on me.

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

– 1 lb ground chicken
– 1 can of mushrooms, drained and chopped
– 2 cans of whole water chestnuts, drained and chopped
– 1/2 onion, diced
– 1/4 cup brown sugar
– 1/4 cup soy sauce (low sodium preferred) plus 2 tablespoons
– 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
– 2 tablespoons ketchup
– 1 tablespoon lemon juice
– 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
– 1 tablespoon hot mustard
– 1 tablespoon Sriracha (garlic chili sauce)
– 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
– Iceberg or Bibb lettuce cut into cups

Directions

In a a large skillet brown the ground chicken. Once cooked add the onion, mushroom, and water chestnuts and cook until onions have softened. Stir in 2 tablespoons of both soy sauce and hoisin sauce. Cover and let simmer until sauce is thickened (about 5 minutes).

Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine remaining soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, lemon juice, sesame oil, hot mustard and Sriracha sauce. Set aside as a topping.

Serve the chicken/vegetable mixture in cold lettuce cups and top with sauce.

Much love,
M