VIETNAMESE STICKY CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

VIETNAMESE STICKY CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS image

Categories Chicken

Yield 4 1

Number Of Ingredients 17

For chicken:
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tbs sugar
1 1/2 Tbs Asian fish sauce
1 1/2 Tbs vege oil
1 Tbs lime juice
1 1/2 tsp Sriracha
1 1/2 lb boneless/skinless chicken breasts
For vegies:
2 med carrots, peeled
1/2 lb daikon radish, peeled or use cucumber
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
For rice:3/4 cup coconut milk (lo fat)
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp salt

Steps:

Mix all ingredients for chicken marinade and stir/whisk til sugar dissolved. Cut chicken breasts crosswise into 1/4 inch strips and marinate 15 min. Cut carrots and cucumber into 1/8 inch thick matchsticks, 2 inches long. Place in vin/sugar mixture and let stand 15 min. Add 1/2 cup long grain white rice to coconut milk mixture, cover and decrease heat to med-low.Cook 15 min or until liquid absorbed. Let stand 5 min. Cook chicken in grill pan til cooked through. For wraps use butter lettuce (or other). Can add fresh basil, mint, cilantro.