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Chicken Lettuce Cups
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 8
Jill and Jewels Elmore
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 teaspoons sesame oil
24 shiitake mushrooms, finely chopped
2 large carrots, peeled and very finely chopped
4 scallions, very finely chopped
2 teaspoons minced ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 lbs ground chicken breast (or combination of white & dark)
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
2 (8 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and finely diced
1 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
4 tablespoons orange juice
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon chili flakes
4 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 heads iceberg lettuce, washed and leaves peeled for lettuce cups
Directions:
1. For the sauce, mix all ingredients together with a whisk or shake together in a jar. Set aside.
2. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, add peanut and sesame oils. Sauté mushrooms, carrots, scallion, ginger and garlic for 4-5 minutes until mushrooms are cooked and vegetables are soft.
3. Add chicken and cook. Stir constantly, breaking up meat.
4. When chicken is almost cooked, add the sauce, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and continue cooking 5-6 minutes.
5. While the chicken is cooking, prepare the lettuce cups.
6. Remove pan from heat, stir in water chestnuts, spoon mixture into lettuce cups and serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com