No real recipe here. But something I had to create when I was craving for lettuce wraps one evening after having them on several occasions at popular Chinese restaurants around the city. I looked over and asked people I trust for the recipe of sauce that would perfectly string along but couldn’t get any that I was remotely satisfied with. Then, at the moment I decided to put together different sauces available in my pantry with brown sugar and that is it. It has been my go to recipe since then and that is what I would love to share here today. I can’t think beyond lettuce wraps when I think of more rustic and fresh appetizer to serve anytime during the year. And this also comes as a cheat dish when you are feeling guilty of putting in too many calories. Just a few of these for a dinner or lunch will keep you feeling light all throught till the next meal. What more if I tell you these are simple, quick and tasty? If you are still not convinced, it also makes for outstanding crowd pleaser at parties and leftovers serve as a fantastic light meal next day.
Lettuce wraps are very versatile to create, so don’t fret if you don’t have the exact same ingredients in your pantry. You can choose any type of filling you wish -try a combination of peppers, mushrooms, veggies, sausages etc and still make something that everyone on the table are more than happy to put together. Also, when preparing asian dishes, I have realised the importance of mustard oil than regular non flavored oil since it has a soild smell and pungent after taste. .
Recipe for Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Servings: 4
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients :
- Iceberg Lettuce – 5-6 leaves
- Noodles – 1 pkt
- Mustard Oil – 2 tsp
- Corainder Leaves – 1/4 cup, chopped
- Salt to taste
For Special Sauce -
- Sugar – 1/4 cup
- Water – 1/2 cup
- Soy Sauce – 2 tbsp
- Worcestershire Sauce – 2 tbsp
- Chilli Garlic Sauce – 2 tbsp
- Tomato Ketchup – 2 tbsp
- Red Chilli Paste – 1 tsp
- Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp
- Red Wine Vinegar – 2 tbsp
Stir Fry Sauce -
- Brown Sugar – 2 tbsp
- Soy Sauce – 2 tbsp
- Red Wine Vinegar – 1 tbsp
For Chicken Mince Filling -
- Minced Chicken – 500 gms
- Onions – 2, finely chopped
- Garlic – 8 pods, finely chopped
- Pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
Method -
- For special sauce – Dissolve water and sugar and then mix together rest of the ingredients listed in special sauce and let it sit in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- For stir fry sauce -Mix together all the ingredients listed in stir fry sauce and keep it aside.
- For the filling – Keepthe leaves of lettuce inserted in cold water for about 15 mins or till ready to serve as it keeps the leaves fresh and crunchy. Heat oill in a pan and saute onions and garlic. Add in minced chicken and let it cook. Add in stir fry sauce and saute the mixture for a couple of minutes. Adjust the seasonings and turn off the flame. Deep fry the noodles in a separate wok and keep aside.
- Assemble - Just before serving, place lettuce wraps on a plate. Pour inside the chicken mixture and top with special sauce and fried noodles. Wrap and serve.
