Asian Lettuce Wraps

Submitted by mollypie

"Sweet and spicy. How can you go wrong? I feel these are similar to the ones served at P. F. Changs. This can be served hot or cold. I usually serve this with a cool yogurt and cucumber salad. I use the leftovers on my lunch salad the next day."

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground chicken
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cup sweet chili sauce (mae ploy)
• 1⁄2 cup toasted sesame seeds
• 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
• 2⁄3 cup rice vinegar (apple cider vinegar will work)
• 1⁄4 cup fresh garlic clove (minced)
• 1⁄4 cup fresh ginger (minced)

directions

1. Brown the chicken in the oil in large skillet.
2. Add soy, sweet chili /mae ploy sauce, sesame seeds, pine nuts, rice vinegar, garlic,and ginger.
3. Cook one minute.
4. Wrap in lettuce leaves with chopped peanuts and cilantro.

Reviews

[Sherri at the Beach]

Wanted to love this but was a little too sweet for my tastes. Next time I will use straight chili sauce instead of sweet. Loved the texture with the sesame and pine nuts.

 

[Peter J]

Mmmm, so simple and delicious! I didn't have any rice vinegar so used some sake instead and also substituted parsley for the cilantro for the same reason. The lettuce I had was too small to bother trying to wrap it so I served over a bed of the lettuce and it made a great light dinner.