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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

This is close to the lettuce wraps served at P.F. Chang's

Ingredients

  • 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons dry sherry
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken
  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 green onions minced
  • 2 small dried chilies optional
  • 1 8 ounce can bamboo shoots, minced
  • 1 8 ounce can water chestnuts, minced
  • 1 package cellophane Chinese rice noodles prepared according to package
  • Iceberg lettuce or butter lettuce or spinach leaves

Cooking Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dry sherry
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Cover mushrooms with boiling water, let stand 30 minutes then drain. Cut and discard woody stems. Mince mushrooms. Set aside.
  2. Mix all ingredients for cooking sauce in bowl, and set aside.
  3. In medium bowl, combine cornstarch, sherry, soy sauce, water, salt, pepper and chicken. Stir to coat chicken thoroughly. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil and let sit 15 minutes to marinate. Heat wok or large skillet over medium high heat. Add 3 tablespoons oil, then add chicken and stir fry for about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
  4. Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan. Add ginger, garlic, chilies (if desired), and onion; stir fry about a minute or so. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts; stir fry an additional 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Add mixed cooking sauce to pan. Cook until thickened and hot.
  5. Break cooked cellophane noodles into small pieces, and cover bottom of serving dish with them. Then pour chicken mixture on top of noodles. Spoon into lettuce leaf and roll.