Asian Chicken Lettuce Cups

Everyone loves these lettuce cups, very quick and easy to make, everything is cooked in one skillet. Such a complex, delicious flavor with just the right amount of crunch. You’ll make these over and over! I’ve also included a recipe for dipping sauce.

Ingredients:
Serves 4

• 1 Tbs of olive oil
• 1 lb of ground chicken
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup of Hoisin sauce (sold in the Asian section of most grocery stores)
• 2 Tbs of soy sauce
• 2 Tbs of rice wine vinegar
• 1  Tbs of brown sugar
• 1 Tbs of fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tsp of chili paste (also in the Asian section)
• 1 can of water chestnuts, chopped
• 3 green onions, white and pale green parts, chopped
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp of black pepper
• fresh chopped cilantro for garnish
• chopped peanuts for garnish
• Bibb lettuce leaves for the “cups”
• bean sprouts for garnish – optional
  

  Directions:

Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat, add in the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium, then add in the garlic, onion, Hoisin, soy, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger and chili paste. Stir to combine and cook for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the water chestnuts, green onions, and the salt and pepper, stir well to combine. That’s it! Ready to eat! To serve, place 2 lettuce cups on each plate, spoon on the chicken and top with the cilantro and the chopped peanuts.
These are delicious as is but if you’d like to serve with a dipping sauce, here’s the recipe

Dipping Sauce: Just stir together, 1/2 cup of soy sauce, 1/2 cup of rice wine vinegar, 1 Tbs of minced fresh ginger, 3-4 cloves of minced garlic, 2 tsp of sesame oil and 2 Tbs of honey.