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Copy Cat P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps

So I wont bore you yet again with I have been busy and apologize yet again for being MIA. I think thats just been so overdone on the blog lately. So let’s get past that and let’s concentrate on today’s recipe.

Lettuce wraps.

Chicken Lettuce Wraps.

P.F Chang inspired chicken lettuce wraps.

Crazy easy to make and super delicious to eat. A great appetizer for parties or if you are trying to keep a check on your weight then the perfect meal. Plus, they are gluten free. You just have to make them. Like pronto. Even if you are a vegetarian, it shouldn’t stop you, because you can easily substitute the chicken for tofu. Been there, done that. So I can assure you it works. And works well.

The sudden urge to make lettuce wraps came by the other day when I went to Kylin, Chandigarh and ordered us some chicken lettuce wraps. They were good and they brought back wonderful memories of the PF. Changs lettuce wraps I have had in Phoenix. And the copy cat tofu recipe I made to take a potluck so that V would have something vegetarian to eat. They were so good that the meat lovers also had quite a bit of V’s dinner of lettuce wraps. Luckily I had made enough for everyone.

After eating Kylin’s version I was set upon revisiting the lettuce wraps in my own kitchen. I have made lettuce wraps before as well but somehow lost the recipe I used. I knew it was a mixture of a lot of recipes I had found online and my own additions. So I knew I would have to wing it again. This time I made sure I wrote down an approximation of the ingredients used so that I can share it with you guys today. (Proof that I DID NOT forget about you!)

The first time I used Sriracha to make the filling but I could not find it locally. Which kind of is a disappointment because everybody needs a bottle of Sriracha in their ~~life~~ kitchen. I am sure it is available in places like Delhi here because I have a feeling I have seen someone mentioning on Food Talk India about it, but I could not find it where I am staying (maybe I did not look hard enough). But luckily any chilli-garlic sauce recipe would do- in fact the recipe I use for the sauce to serve with momos will work really well here (you can find the recipe here), but I was a little lazy to make the sauce from scratch. The Republic of chicken chain makes a chilli garlic sauce and that is what I used here. So feel free to use that if you are feeling lazy like me.

The dish literally comes together in 10 minutes, 15 minutes with the chopping (20 if you are a slow chopper). So I don’t think you are left with any excuse to make this. In fact this what I am making for dinner today and you are all invited. Enjoy!

Copy Cat P.F. Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Recipe Type: Appetizer

Cuisine: Chinese

Author: Shumaila

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Serves: 4-5

This is a gluten free, easy recipe for chicken lettuce wraps. The sauces used make a spicy chicken filling. You can reduce the amounts of the chilli garlic and schezwan sauce for a more mildly spiced filling.

Ingredients

250 gms Ground chicken
2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
2 tbsp sesame oil, divided
1 tbsp olive oil plus 1 tsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 stalk green onions
2 tbsp roasted peanuts, and roughly pounded with a mortar and pestle (I used a little bacon fat to roast the peanuts)
For the sauces:
1/2 tsp black bean sauce
1/2 tsp mustard dijon
1 capful of vinegar (probably a tbsp- yikes sorry for the approximation!)
1 tsp worcestershire
1 cap soy sauce
2 tbsp chili garlic sauce
1 tbsp schezwan sauce
1 tsp honey

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp sesame n olive oil each over high heat. Add and cook the ground chicken, stirring often to break the meat. Stir fry until entirely cooked through, about 3-5 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and allow to cool, reserving any oil in the pan to fry the vegetables.
To the pan, add a little more sesame oil and olive oil. Heat oil on medium high heat, and add the garlic. Once golden, add the onions and fry till translucent. Add the sauces and the ground chicken and cook for another 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Season and add the spring onions and the roasted peanuts. Remove from pan and place in a serving dish.
You can prepare your lettuce leaves a little ahead of time by removing whole leaves and placing them in cold water with a few pieces of ice in it. Remove leaves and dry them off before serving them.
To serve, take a huge platter and arrange lettuce leaves on the outer edge of a platter. In the middle place a bowl with the meat mixture. Let your guests spoon the mixture into lettuce leaves and eat taco-style.

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