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Barbecued Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This healthy recipe is a delicious, hands-on meal.
Water chestnuts, often used in Chinese cooking, are mild, slightly sweet veggies with a firm, crunchy texture similar to apples. –RR
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms (about 4 handfuls)
- 1 1/3-1 1/2 pounds thin cut chicken breasts or chicken tenders
- 2 tablespoons light colored oil, such as vegetable oil or peanut oil
- Coarse salt and coarse black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 inch ginger root, finely chopped or grated, optional
- 1 orange, zested
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced small
- 1 small tin sliced water chestnuts (6-8 ounces), drained and chopped
- 3 scallions, chopped
- 3 tablespoons hoisin (Chinese barbecue sauce), available on Asian foods aisle of market
- 1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, core removed, head quartered
- Wedges of navel orange, for platter garnish
Preparation
Remove tough stems from mushrooms and brush with damp towel to clean. Slice mushrooms. Chop chicken into small pieces.
