Chicken Lettuce Wraps - a Hit!
I love when I try a new recipe and its spot on the first try with my modifications ... it does something for my self esteem :-D This one is definitely staying in the kitchen ...
Chicken Lettuce Wraps (but it's not chicken!)
20 oz package of ground, lean turkey. Um, do NOT buy the roll stuff, you know that's all dark turkey stuff, very little lean meat, right?
handful of green onions (cut right out of the glass on counter), diced
8 oz can of water chestnuts, drain and rinse well, diced
6 sweet mini peppers, diced
1/3 cup of soy sauce
3 tsp hoisin sauce (it's a miracle, I had it in the pantry!)
2 tbs dry ginger (I don't have fresh)
1 1/2 tbs water
3 tsp sesame oil
Brown the meat. Because mine was super lean (93/7), I added a little bit of olive oil to the bottom of pan since I wasn't using a nonstick pan. Chop it up as it cooks and drain if necessary when done. I didn't as it was pretty lean. Chop up even more now as you want it to be a fine ground. I've got this handy dandy tool nicknamed the North Dakota Food Processor (hey, my girlfriend gave it to me and she is from Daisy ND and calls it that) ... wishing now that I had used it to chop the other stuff!
While the meat is cooking, you can start chopping and dicing. I used sweet peppers because that's what I had on hand and hey, it's been 7 days since I've stepped foot in a grocery store!
Add all to the pan
And stir it up
Make your dipping sauce:
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbs rice wine vinegar
2 tbs sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp dry ginger
3 small cloves of garlic, minced (or easy way, use the garlic press)
Add all to small container and whisk well. Set aside. Isn't that just the cutest topper for a whisk?
Take your lovely lettuce leaves and lay them on a plate. Add some meat, enough to be hardy, but not too much to make the lettuce freak out (um, tried telling Hubby but you know how men are).
Drizzle a little sauce over the top (it's strong so don't free pour!)
Here's where I had a problem: I tried to roll up my lettuce but that wasn't working AT ALL. Crap. Everything else was doing so very good and now THIS!
But then I found that if I just folded/scooped/held the lettuce in half, it was perfectly fine.
Ahhh. This was pretty damn good and even Hubby liked it ... definitely making again!
NOTES: I used butter lettuce that I got from Costco. It's good lettuce but I think a tad to fragile. I'm thinking NEXT time to wash the lettuce and toss in the fridge so it's crispier ... as it was, I washed it and laid it out on the counter to dry. Almost wilty like ... but still good.
Linking up with:
Totally Tasty Tuesdays, Whats Cooking Wednesday, Whats Cooking Thursday, Anything Goes (Bacon!), Check Me Out Saturdays, Show & Tell Saturdays; GCC Recipe Swap, Tuesday at the Table
Original Recipe by Skinny Kitchen
Chicken Lettuce Wraps (but it's not chicken!)
20 oz package of ground, lean turkey. Um, do NOT buy the roll stuff, you know that's all dark turkey stuff, very little lean meat, right?
handful of green onions (cut right out of the glass on counter), diced
8 oz can of water chestnuts, drain and rinse well, diced
6 sweet mini peppers, diced
1/3 cup of soy sauce
3 tsp hoisin sauce (it's a miracle, I had it in the pantry!)
2 tbs dry ginger (I don't have fresh)
1 1/2 tbs water
3 tsp sesame oil
Brown the meat. Because mine was super lean (93/7), I added a little bit of olive oil to the bottom of pan since I wasn't using a nonstick pan. Chop it up as it cooks and drain if necessary when done. I didn't as it was pretty lean. Chop up even more now as you want it to be a fine ground. I've got this handy dandy tool nicknamed the North Dakota Food Processor (hey, my girlfriend gave it to me and she is from Daisy ND and calls it that) ... wishing now that I had used it to chop the other stuff!
While the meat is cooking, you can start chopping and dicing. I used sweet peppers because that's what I had on hand and hey, it's been 7 days since I've stepped foot in a grocery store!
I love Costco's sweet peppers!
All diced and ready to go
Add all to the pan
And stir it up
Make your dipping sauce:
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbs rice wine vinegar
2 tbs sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp dry ginger
3 small cloves of garlic, minced (or easy way, use the garlic press)
Add all to small container and whisk well. Set aside. Isn't that just the cutest topper for a whisk?
Mr. Doughboy!
Take your lovely lettuce leaves and lay them on a plate. Add some meat, enough to be hardy, but not too much to make the lettuce freak out (um, tried telling Hubby but you know how men are).
I couldn't help it, I took a bite
Drizzle a little sauce over the top (it's strong so don't free pour!)
Here's where I had a problem: I tried to roll up my lettuce but that wasn't working AT ALL. Crap. Everything else was doing so very good and now THIS!
But then I found that if I just folded/scooped/held the lettuce in half, it was perfectly fine.
Ahhh. This was pretty damn good and even Hubby liked it ... definitely making again!
NOTES: I used butter lettuce that I got from Costco. It's good lettuce but I think a tad to fragile. I'm thinking NEXT time to wash the lettuce and toss in the fridge so it's crispier ... as it was, I washed it and laid it out on the counter to dry. Almost wilty like ... but still good.
3 large heads from Costco were the price of ONE head at Publix!
Linking up with:
Totally Tasty Tuesdays, Whats Cooking Wednesday, Whats Cooking Thursday, Anything Goes (Bacon!), Check Me Out Saturdays, Show & Tell Saturdays; GCC Recipe Swap, Tuesday at the Table
Original Recipe by Skinny Kitchen
Stopping by from What's Cooking Thursday.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an easy weeknight meal--love it! Great alternative for tortilla wraps.
And I promise not to freak out my lettuce.
yes, be nice to the lettuce :) Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWe have been using different greens as our wraps recently. One we are loving and is really strong for a wrap is Kale. Has a light flavor that adds to most of our wraps and so healthy. Thanks for a new wrap filling to try.
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