PF Chang's Lettuce Wraps

ElizabethElizabeth Jacobs

If this isn’t the REAL recipe, it sure tastes like it!!

ingredients

Lettuce wraps
  • 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • salt and pepper
  • Boiling water
  • 1 1/2 lb chicken breasts, diced small
  • 1 T Hoisin sauce
  • 1/3 c vegetable oil, divided
  • 1 T soy sauce
  • 1 t fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 T sherry
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • 2 T oyster sauce
  • 2 green onions, minced
  • 2 T water
  • 2 small dried chilies - optional
  • 1 t sesame oil
  • 8 oz can bamboo shoots, drained, minced
  • 1 t sugar
  • 8 oz can water chestnuts, drained, minced
  • 3 t cornstarch, divided
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce, separated
  • 2 t sherry
  • 1 package Chinese cellophane noodles, prepared
  • 2 t water
Sauce
  • 1/2 c water
  • 1 T lemon juice
  • 1/4 c sugar
  • 1 T Chinese hot mustard
  • 2 T soy sauce
  • 1-3 t garlic chili paste
  • 2 T rice vinegar
  • 1/8 t sesame oil
  • 2 T ketchup

directions

  • 1

    For sauce: dissolve sugar in water in small bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use.

  • 2

    Cover mushrooms with boiling water and let stand 30 min. Drain; trim off and discard woody stems, then mince and set aside.

  • 3

    Combine Hoisin, soy, 1 T sherry, oyster sauce, 2 T water, sesame oil, sugar and 2 t cornstarch.

  • 4

    In medium bowl, combine remaining 1 t cornstarch, 2 t sherry, 2 t water, salt and pepper; lay chicken into mixture and spoon to coat. Stir in 1 t vegetable oil and let sit 15 minutes to marinate.

  • 5

    Heat wok or large skillet over med-high; stir-fry chicken in 3 T oil for 3-4 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.

  • 6

    Heat 2 T oil; add ginger, garlic, onions and chilies; stir-fry 1 min. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts; stir-fry 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; pour in reserved mixture; simmer until thickened and heated through.

  • 7

    Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves and roll up like burrito.

  • 8

    Break cooked cellophane noodles into small pieces and spread evenly over serving platter; arrange prepared wraps over noodles. Spoon sauce over wraps.

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