Monday, August 30, 2010

P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps

Okay I dunno if any of you have tried these but they are sooo good, along with almost everything else I've ever had at P.F Chang's. My sister found this recipe and they taste pretty much exactly like the real thing!! Woot.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground chicken ((You can ask your butcher to make this for you or mince it yourself in a food processor))
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 can of water chestnuts finely chopped
a few green onions finely sliced
1 tsp garlic-ginger paste ((since we're desi and we have it ready, otherwise 3 cloves garlic minced and about 1 tsp grated ginger))
about 4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tsp hot oil/chili oil/sambal olek ((more or less to your preference))
1 tsp honey or brown sugar
1/2 tsp rice vinegar
black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp cornstarch
some recipes add a couple tsps ketchup ((i didn't))
some recipes also add hot mustard ((also didn't add this))
some recipes also call for hoisin sauce which I also didn't do but I think it would be great
a few whole lettuce leaves, rinsed and set aside to drip dry

Add ground chicken to oil and sautee over medium high heat until no longer pink. Add onions, water chestnuts, and garlic and ginger and stir fry. Add soy sauce, chili sauce, honey, rice vinegar, and whatever else you decide to throw in here and stir fry. Mix the cornstarch with a little cold water and add to the stir fry and stir until the water/sauce is thick but there shouldn't be too much sauce. Mix in green onions and remove from heat. Taste and adjust by adding soy sauce, chili sauce, ginger, or honey.

Scoop the mixture onto the lettuce leaves, roll, and enjoy!

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