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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

14 ingredients 15 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1050
Calories
50g
Protein
65g
Fat
73g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bamboo Shoots not in our table 0
Water Chestnut not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces chicken breasts
  • 2 ounces bamboo shoots
  • 2 ounces water chestnuts
  • 2 pieces black mushrooms
  • 6 leaves lettuce
  • 2 ounces peanuts (or pine nuts)
  • rice noodles (optional-but preferred!!) (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 dash white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 5 ounces hoisin sauce

Directions

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1. Preparation: Mince chicken breast meat.

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2. Chop bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and black mushrooms into small pieces, then boil in hot water for one minute.

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3. Wash lettuce thoroughly, tear into round leaves and set on small plates.

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4. (The piece of lettuce should look like a bowl.) Mince peanuts.

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5. Cooking: Deep fry the rice noodles and set in the center of lettuce.

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6. Heat one tsp.vegetable oil in a pan, stir-fry minced garlic first.

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7. Add the chicken meat and cook over medium heat until almost dry.

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8. Next add bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and black mushrooms, stir-

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fry with soy sauce and sugar for one minute before adding a dash of white pepper and sesame oil.

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9. Remove from the stove and pour mixture over the fried rice noodles.

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10. Sprinkle the minced peanuts over chicken dish (or substitution of pine nuts) Scoop two spoonfuls of the chicken mixture into one lettuce cup.

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11. Drizzle with hoisin sauce.

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12. Eat and enjoy!

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Category:Bhutani Recipes

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Category:Bhutani Appetizers

Recipe sourced from fandom

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