Spicy-Sweet Chicken Lettuce Cups

By suepeasley

Ingredients

• 2 cups cider vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 TBSP sliced serrano chile
• 3/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 small garlic clove, crushed
• 1 cup matchstick cut carrots
• 1 1/2 cups shredded chicken breast
• 1 1/2 cups shredded chicken thighs or drumsticks
• 12 butter lettuce leaves
• 24 English cucumber slices
• 6 TBSP dry roasted peanuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup torn fresh mint

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to boil, cook 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in carrot, let stand 10 minutes to soften.

Add chicken to carrot mixture. Drain and discard liquid.

Place about ¼ cup chicken mixture in each lettuce leaf and top lettuce leaf with 2 cucumber slices, 1 ½ tsp. chopped peanuts and 1 tsp. mint.