LEMONGRASS-CHILE-CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Lemongrass-Chile-Chicken Lettuce Wraps image

Ready in 30 minutes, our restaurant-worthy lettuce wraps showcase sweet and spicy chicken with a hint of citrus. Serve with our homemade hoisin-lemongrass sauce.

Provided by Cheri Liefeld

Categories Entree

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 cup hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lemongrass
2 tablespoons grated gingerroot
2 teaspoons macadamia nut or canola oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons coconut or canola oil
2 stalks lemongrass, very finely chopped
2 large mild red chiles, seeds removed, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely grated gingerroot
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, finely chopped, or 1 lb ground chicken breast
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons shredded mint leaves
1 teaspoon soy sauce
12 to 16 romaine lettuce leaves

Steps:

In large bowl, mix sauce ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Heat 3-quart saucepan over high heat. Add oil, lemongrass, chile, garlic and gingerroot; cook 1 minute. Stir in chicken. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink.
Stir lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, mint and soy sauce into chicken mixture.
Spoon chicken mixture onto lettuce leaves. Serve with hoisin-lemongrass sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Fiber 3 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1250 mg, Sugar 15 g, TransFat 0 g