Friday, August 6, 2010

lettuce wraps

ingredients:
THE STIR FRY:
3-4 chicken breasts, precooked and chopped 
2 carrots, roughly chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 green onions, chopped
3/4 cup chicken broth 
1 Tbsp peanut oil
1 Tbsp sesame oil (if you don't have these oils, use vegetable oil.. it wont make that big of a difference)
1 tsp fresh ginger root, peeled and minced
1/3 cup soy sauce

DIPPING SAUCE:
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp fresh ginger root, peeled and minced
2 garlic cloves minced
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp corn starch mixed with equal part cold water

1-2 iceberg lettuce heads, peeled apart into shell shaped pieces
rice stick noodles (come in an orange package)

directions:
Heat peanut and sesame oil in a stir fry pan. Add onions and ginger root, saute for 2 minutes or so. Add chopped chicken, carrots, broth, and soy sauce. Cook on medium heat until most of the liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally; about 10 minutes.

Combine all dipping sauce ingredients in separate bowl.

Fry rick stick noodles in very hot oil until they puff up. (see instructions on package)

ASSEMBLE: Scoop chicken mixture into lettuce leaf. Pour about 2 tablespoons of sauce over top and sprinkle with rice noodles.

1 comment:

  1. Janelle! I just found this amazing blog of yours! I love it! I always knew you loved cooking but you have turned it into art. I love it.

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