Lettuce Wraps

By kddozier

Ingredients

• •1 pound thin cut chicken breast meat, available packaged in meat case of market
• •Grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick)
• •2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan
• •2 tablespoons minced ginger root
• •4 cloves garlic, minced
• •1 large red bell pepper, seeded and very thinly sliced
• •1 cup packaged shredded cabbage and carrot mix
• •3 scallions, chopped on an angle
• •1/2 cup plum sauce
• •2 cups basil leaves, loosely packed
• •1 tablespoon fish sauce
• •1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cut into half again
• •1/2 seedless cucumber, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Thinly slice the chicken into strips and sprinkle with grill seasoning.


Heat a large skillet to screaming hot. Add vegetable oil, then chicken. Cook chicken 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the ginger, garlic, peppers, cabbage and carrot mix and scallions and stir-fry another 2 minutes. Add plum sauce to glaze the mixture, toss 1 minute, then add basil and wilt leaves. Add fish sauce and turn to coat. Transfer cooked chicken and vegetables to a bowl. Place spoonfuls of chicken into a piece of lettuce with cucumber and fold lettuce over to eat, like small tacos.

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