Lately I have been craving Asian food.... I recently posted my General Tso's and my Shrimp and Pork Dumplings and today I decided to do Asian Lettuce Wraps. I love the taste of Hoisin Sauce so I wanted that to be the primary flavor. I used Ground Chicken because let's face it, it's a fairly tasteless meat and takes on whatever flavors you cook it with.

For the wraps I actually used Iceberg Lettuce but you can try Romaine, Bibb, Boston, Cabbage....whatever you like! This recipe is super fast and easy, great for a weeknight dinner!

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Asian Lettuce Wraps

Prep Time
10 Minutes
Cook Time
20 Minutes
Total Time
30 Minutes
Yield
Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 3/4 lbs Ground Chicken
  • 1 1/3 Cups small dice Onion
  • 2/3 Cups minced Red Bell Pepper
  • 2 minced Garlic Cloves
  • 6 tsps Hoisin Sauce
  • 2 tsps Adobo Sauce
  • 1/2 tsps Ground Ginger
  • 1/4 Cups sliced thin on a bias Scallion (green parts only)
  • 1 Handful minced Cilantro
  • 4 Lettuce Leaves (Romaine, Boston, etc)

Directions

  • In a medium skillet over high heat, cook your ground chicken until there's no pink. Remove and place in a bowl.
  • In the same skillet, heat up a teaspoon of Olive Oil. Once hot, add in your onion and red bell pepper and cook about 5-8 minutes, until the onion starts to soften. Add in your garlic and cook another minute.
  • At this point, add back your cooked ground chicken to the skillet. Add in your hoisin, adobo sauce, & ginger powder. Cook about 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat, add in scallions and cilantro, stir and scoop into lettuce leaves.