Name: Tasty Lettuce Wraps
Yield: Serves 4 as an appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 heaping tablespoon chopped green onion (scallion); ½ teaspoon oyster sauce; 1 head iceberg lettuce, rinsed; 3 fresh water chestnuts, chopped finely; 8 oz (250 g) skinless, boneless chicken thighs, ground; 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or sherry; ½ teaspoon sesame oil; ½ teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons oil; 3 dashes white pepper; 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 cloves garlic, minced; ½ teaspoon chili sauce or to taste; 1 tablespoon warm water; 3 dried shiitake mushrooms; ¼ teaspoon dark soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4
as an appetizer

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Easy Chinese Recipes

By Bee Yinn Low

Published 2011

About

As much as I wanted to believe that the Lettuce Wrap is a PF Chang’s invention, I would be wrong. Lettuce Wrap is indeed a Chinese recipe but it’s the PF Chang Empire that makes it one of the most popular and recognizable appetizers in the United States.

There is nothing not to like about Lettuce Wraps—they taste great, they’re refreshing, and it’s always fun to play with your food. Wrapping the filling in the lettuce leaf is half the fun, and popping the crisp and cold Lettu

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