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Cooking with Styles: Asian chicken lettuce wraps

Be careful with the garlic chili sauce, it's HOT!

This is my version of a bar food favorite from P.F. Chang's. The only ingredient I left out is the crispy fried rice noodles. It does add that extra crunch, but they are tricky to make. Check out some demonstrations on YouTube and you'll see what I mean. And be careful with the garlic chili sauce, it's HOT!

Asian chicken lettuce wraps

  • 1 lb. Ground chicken
  • 1/4 cup green onion white part chopped
  • 1/4 cup green onion green part chopped
  • 1 cup shiitake mushrooms coarse dice
  • 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts coarse dice
  • 1 mango cubed small
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 head iceberg or bib lettuce
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp chili garlic sauce
  • 1/2 tsp oyster or fish sauce (optional)
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • Garlic chili sauce to taste (huy fong)

Gently peel lettuce apart. Then rinse it and keep chilled. 

Now combine the ingredients for sauce and set aside. 

Heat a large heavy skillet on high heat. Add the oil and chicken and start to break it apart, 2 - 3 minutes. 

Add the rest of the items, except the mango. 

Keep everything moving in skillet for another 3 -4 minutes. Always with the heat on high. 

Now this last step happens fast. 

Add the mango and sauce. It will tighten quickly. If you want more sauce add a little water. Spoon some Asian chicken onto the lettuce top with a little garlic chili sauce and cilantro. 

Be careful, the sauce is hot! Serve right away.

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