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Nanking Chicken Lettuce Wraps

May 8th, 2018

STEP 1

2 tbsp Peanut oil

2 lb Ground chicken

4 each Garlic clove minced

2 tbsp Fresh ginger root minced

1 tsp lemon rind

Heat oil in wok, add in chicken, let brown stirring occasionally. Then add in garlic and ginger. Continue to cook on high-heat without burning until chicken is cooked. Add in lemon to finish. Remove and reserve chicken on side.

STEP 2

1/2 cup Peanut butter – chunk style

1/2 cup Japanese rice wine

1/2 cup Hoisin sauce

2 oz Soy sauce

1 tbsp Ketchup

2 tbsp Sriracha sauce

Sauce:

In a small pot, melt peanut butter and rice wine vinegar. Stir in the rest of ingredients and reserve on the side.

STEP 3

1 tbsp Peanut oil

1.5 cup Button mushrooms

1 cup Water chestnuts small diced

1 tbsp Sesame oil

1/4 cup scallions fine sliced

1 tbsp Oil – sesame

1 head Lettuce – iceberg whole leaves

1/4 cup Peanuts – roasted crushed

In a wok, on high-heat, add in oil, mushrooms and water chestnuts to cook. Next, add in chicken mixture and incorporate. Add in enough sauce to coat ingredients, reserve remainder for on-the-side. Finish with sesame oil. Place whole leaves on a serving platter, fill each with chicken mixture and top with scallions and toasted peanuts.