Thai Lettuce Wraps (Recipe 16 of 150)

Whenever my BFF and I go to PF Changs we order their lettuce wraps. We each have two and then immediately regret it because then our meal shows up and we're mostly stuffed. I guess that's what happens when you eat more protein than carbs. Ahem. 

Tonight's recipe screw up was somewhat intentional. Ok. It was completely intentional. But only because I didn't read this recipe fully until tonight. See, I assumed the "chicken" in this recipe would be ground chicken. All the other recipes I have are, so why would this one be any different? Well, it is. 

So, how'd I fix this? Simple, and I might say probably more delicious. 

I cooked the chicken in a skillet, added the garlic. The sauce I made on the side, took out about 1/3 of a cup and poured the rest over the chicken. Let that simmer and cook for a bit. I used the other sauce to drizzle over each lettuce burrito. 

Thai Lettuce Wraps
Recipe from Food Network

Serves 4

Chicken and Marinade:

• 1/3 c hoisin sauce
• 1/3 c soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons grated ginger
• 1 T Sriracha
• 1 T rice wine vinegar
• 3 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
• 2 T chopped peanuts
• 2 T chopped fresh cilantro

Lettuce and Fillings:

• 8 butter lettuce leaves
• 1 c bean sprouts
• 1 c thinly sliced red cabbage
• 1 c julienned carrots
• 1 c cucumber slices
• 1 c cooked thin rice noodles
• 1/3 c sweet chili sauce
• 1/3 c hoisin sauce

For the chicken and marinade: Mix the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, grated ginger, Sriracha, rice wine vinegar and grated garlic in a large bowl or resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken strips and marinate, refrigerated, for 2 hours.

Heat a grill pan over high heat.

Remove the chicken strips from the marinade and grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with the peanuts and cilantro.

For the lettuce and fillings: Set out the lettuce, bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and rice noodles on the serving platter.

To assemble, use the butter lettuce leaves to contain the chicken and fillings. Add some chili and hoisin sauce, then roll them up and eat!