Asian Fusion Small Bites: Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Asian Fusion Small Bites: Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Copy Cat PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a delicious appetizer to share at all of your gatherings with lip smacking chicken, vegetables and Asian sauce

Cook Time30

Total Time30

Course: Appetizers/ Snacks

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 435kcal

Author: HWC Magazine

Ingredients

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

lettuce 8-12 leaves
chicken breasts 12 ounces
tamari (soy) sauce - 2 tablespoons
sugar or sugar alternative - 2 tablespoons
rice vinegar - ½ teaspoon
hoisin dipping sauce - 1 teaspoon (hold if gluten free)
onion - ½ chopped small
garlic - 2 cloves minced
carrots - 2 medium chopped
celery 2 stalks chopped
water chestnuts - 1 cup chopped (optional)

DIPPING SAUCE

¼ cup sugar (or low glycemic sugar alternative)
½ cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce (tamari sauce for gluten free)
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup (low glycemic)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon hot Chinese mustard (or Dijon mustard)
1 clove finely chopped garlic
1- 2 teaspoons garlic red chile paste

Instructions

In a small bowl combine ingredients for stir fry sauce; soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar and hoisin sauce and set aside.
In a small bowl combine ingredients for dipping sauce; sugar, water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, lemon juice, sesame oil, hot mustard, garlic and garlic red chili paste and set aside.
Wash and remove core from the lettuce leaves and let dry completely
Place olive oil in wok or pan and heat up and then add garlic and onions and cook until aromatic.
Add chopped carrots, celery and water chestnuts and keep the wok moving.
Add chopped chicken and cook until color turns and then add the stir fry sauce and keep the wok moving. 3-5 minutes total for cooking time.
Remove chicken stir fry from wok and place on serving plate along side of lettuce and dipping sauce. Let your family and guests make their own tasty lettuce wrap creations.

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