Friday, January 22, 2010

Thai Glazed Chicken Lettuce Wraps



Another awesome recipe discovery! Not to difficult, although I would recommend getting pre-grated ginger. That part was a bit tedious and I almost grated my fingers off. I would also recommend adding more vegis because the ratio was a bit off. This would also be very good with shrimp instead of chicken. Also broccoli and more carrots and maybe some bean sprouts too. Yum. This one's a keeper!

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

Directions

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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