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Asian Lettuce Wraps     Print this Recipe

Comments

"My son and his friends love to roll the chicken into the lettuce. When learning that this is for dinner, the response is,"Yeah!' I use bottled ginger sauce. It's faster." (mother of two)

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Equipment

Medium skillet, small mixing bowl, cutting board and knife

Prep Time

About 10 minutes

Cook Time

About 15 minutes

Number of Servings

2 to 4 depending on ages

Instructions

  1. 1 head lettuce, large leaves

    Rinse, dry and separate leaves.
  2. 1 Tbsp sesame oil or coconut oil

  3. 1 garlic clove, minced

  4. 1 Tbsp ginger, freshly grated

  5. 1-2 green onions, washed, finely chopped

    Combine oil, garlic, ginger, onion in skillet. Stir and saute for 2-3 minutes over medium-high heat.
  6. 1 lb. chicken breasts (raised without antibiotics), skinless and boneless

    Cut chicken into small equal pieces, add to skillet. Saute until chicken is opaque and golden.
  7. 1/4 cup water

  8. 1 Tbs. arrowroot or cornstarch

  9. 1 Tbs. tamari sauce (low-sodium) or Bragg liquid aminos

  10. 2 Tbs. oyster sauce (optional)

    Combine in small bowl. Stir together until cornstarch is well absorbed into liquids. Pour into pan with chicken. Stir until sauce thickens. To prepare your wrap spoon a portion of the chicken and sauce into top portion of a lettuce leaf. Roll up the leaf and secure with toothpicks. Repeat until ingredients are used up.

Options

Replace chicken with small shrimp or tofu cubes. You can also add 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms, celery, water chestnuts, bell peppers, or other vegetables.  Top with shredded carrots before rolling up in lettuce.  Sprinkle with sesame seeds or add crunch with cashews!  Replace prepared sauce with pre-made Thai ginger sauce.

Grocery List

  • 1 head lettuce with large leaves
  • Sesame oil or coconut oil
  • Garlic
  • Ginger root
  • Green onion
  • 1 lb. chicken breasts, (raised without antibiotics), skinless, boneless
  • Arrowroot or cornstarch
  • Tamari sauce (low-sodium) or Bragg liquid aminos
  • Oyster sauce (optional)

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