Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

By Stina

GourmetItalian.com

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 pound ground dark meat chicken
• 8 scallions, white and green parts, minced
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2/3 cup water chestnuts, chopped
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 large head butter lettuce, leaves separated

Preparation

Step 1

Warm the oil in a skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, scallions, and cornstarch and cook, stirring constantly, until the chicken is cooked and broken into pieces, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the water chestnuts, soy sauce, ginger, and oyster sauce and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.

To serve, take 1 lettuce leaf at a time and spoon a heaping tablespoon of the chicken mixture into the center. Wrap the lettuce around the filling. Serve.