Chicken Cashew Lettuce Wraps

By cmschnettler

Ingredients

• For stir fry sauce:
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 5 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• For Cashew Chicken:
• 2 chicken breasts (about 3/4 lb. total), diced
• 2 scallions, slivered
• 1 teaspoon cilantro
• 8 leaves of greenleaf or iceburg lettuce
• 3 tablespoons canola oil (or oil of choice)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup cashews, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

For stir fry sauce:

1.Mix all ingredients making sure to dissolve brown sugar. Set aside.

For Cashew Chicken:

2.Heat canola oil in pan over medium to medium high heat. Add diced chicken and brown (about 4-5 minutes). Remove chicken from oil. Add onions, garlic and 1 teaspoon soy sauce to pan; brown. When onions and garlic are brown and tender, add stir fry sauce, browned chicken, and cashews. Saute mixture for a few minutes and remove from heat.
3.Spoon chicken mixture into individual lettuce leaves. Add cilantro. Add your favorite hot sauce, more cashews or basil