Minced Chicken with Lettuce – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

8 dried mushrooms

1 teaspoon cornstarch

2 teaspoons dry sherry

2 teaspoons water

salt

pepper

1 1/2 pounds boned chicken breasts, minced

5 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger

2 cloves minced garlic

2 green onions, minced

2 small dried chiles (optional)

8 ounces canned bamboo shoots, minced

8 ounces canned water chestnuts, minced

Cooking 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

Cover mushrooms with boiling water, let stand for 30 minutes; drain.

Cut off and discard woody stems. Mince; set aside.

Combine cornstarch, sherry, water, soy, salt, pepper and chicken.

Stir to coat chicken thoroughly. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil and let

sit 15 minutes.

Heat wok over high heat. Add 3 tablespoons oil, add chicken and

stir-fry 3 minutes. Set aside.

Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan. Add ginger, garlic, chiles and onion;

stir-fry 30 seconds. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water

chestnuts; stir-fry 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; stir in

cooking sauce. Cook until thickened and hot.

To eat, spread a little hoisin sauce on a lettuce leaf, spoon in

some chicken, then wrap up in lettuce.

Category: Asian Recipes