Chef John’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Description

When I visit my mom we usually make it to P.F. Chang’s® at least once and always start the meal with their very popular chicken lettuce wraps. They do a good job with most of the dishes I’ve had, but the wraps are clearly my favorite. I don’t do a lot of copycat recipes; these chicken lettuce wraps, however, are a delicious exception.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, coarsely chopped
  • 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and minced
  • 1 cup diced shiitake mushroom caps
  • ½ cup minced yellow onion
  • ⅓ cup chopped green onion
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
  • 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or to taste
  • 1 ½ tablespoons chopped green onion, or to taste
  • 16 leaves iceberg lettuce, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Stir chicken
  2. water chestnuts
  3. mushrooms
  4. yellow onion
  5. 1/3 cup green onion
  6. 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  7. ginger
  8. and 2 teaspoons brown sugar together in a bowl. Pat mixture down
  9. cover the bowl with plastic wrap
  10. and refrigerate until ready to use.
  11. Whisk chicken stock
  12. rice wine vinegar
  13. garlic
  14. ketchup
  15. 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  16. sesame oil
  17. 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  18. red pepper flakes
  19. and dry mustard together in a bowl until glaze is well-mixed.
  20. Heat vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir chicken mixture in hot oil until chicken no longer looks raw
  21. about 2 minutes. Pour 1/2 of the glaze mixture into chicken mixture; cook and stir over high heat until chicken begins to caramelize and brown
  22. 10 to 15 minutes.
  23. Reduce heat to medium-low
  24. pour remaining glaze into chicken mixture
  25. and cook until heated through and slightly reduced
  26. about 3 minutes more. Stir in cilantro
  27. basil
  28. and 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion. Transfer chicken mixture to a bowl and serve with lettuce leaves to wrap.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 8

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