EASY LETTUCE WRAPS

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Here is a traditional Chinese lettuce wrap recipe made simple. It's best to use a food processor, but if you don't have one roughly chop ingredients by hand. Time does not include cooking the chicken.

Provided by Chef Jean

Categories     Asian

Time 25m

Yield 8-10 wraps

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 small carrot
1 small red bell pepper
1 (4 ounce) can bamboo shoots
2 tablespoons peanuts, unsalted
6 ounces chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package chicken-flavored ramen noodles
2 teaspoons ginger, grated
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/4 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon black pepper
8 -10 romaine lettuce leaves

Steps:

  • Peel carrot, trim red pepper (remove the seeds and white pith parts), drain bamboo. Cut all into inch long pieces.
  • Pulse carrot, pepper, bamboo, and peanuts in food processor until they are about small dice size(more like the texture of ground meat, not a paste). Remove to a seperate bowl.
  • Pulse the ramen(save the seasoning for use later in recipe), cooked chicken, ginger and nutmeg until they are a similar size to the veggies(if it's not perfect don't worry, just don't way over or way under process). Remove this to the bowl with the veggies and stir well.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the veggie/ramen mixture to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
  • In a small dish mix together the water, soy sauce, half the chicken flavored seaoning from the ramen and corn starch. Stir into the pan and continue to cook for about 5 more minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Season to taste with black pepper(I didn't need any more salt, but you might).
  • Wash the lettuce leaves and trim off the very crispy bottom part. Serve the hot mixture in a large bowl and the lettuce on a plate. Each person can make there own wraps by spooning about 3tbls of the mixture into the lettuce leaf and rolling it like a burrito.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159.8, Fat 8.8, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 13.6, Sodium 197, Carbohydrate 13.7, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 1.6, Protein 7.2

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