Almost-Famous Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Serves: 4

These are great appetizers, or as a main dish meal. I've also made them with ground chicken or ground turkey.

Dovetailing Tip: Use the prepared vegetables made ready on Meal 1.

Yield: 4 servings
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Ingredients:

FOR THE CHICKEN:
1 large egg white
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced
FOR THE SAUCE:
2 tablespoons oyster sauces
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
FOR THE NOODLES:
2 bundles cellophane noodles
peanut oil, for frying
FOR THE STIR-FRY:
4 tablespoons peanut oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced peeled ginger
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
4 scallion ; 2 minced, 2 cut into 1-inch pieces
kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms,stemmed and diced
3/4 cup diced water chestnut
small lettuce leaves, for serving
soy sauce, chili paste and/or hot mustard, for serving

Directions:

Prepare the chicken: Whisk the egg white, cornstarch and rice wine in a bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

Make the stir-fry sauce: Whisk 1/3 cup water, the oyster, hoisin and soy sauces, the rice wine and sesame oil in a bowl, then whisk in the cornstarch until dissolved.

Fry the noodles: Pull the noodles apart into sections. Heat 3/4 inch peanut oil in a medium saucepan until a deep-fry thermometer registers 380 degrees F. Working in batches, press the noodles into the oil with a spatula until they puff, 5 to 10 seconds. Drain on paper towels.

Make the stir-fry: Heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil to the skillet; when almost smoking, stir in the garlic, ginger, jalapeno and minced scallions, then add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the sugar and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms, water chestnuts and scallion pieces and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add the stir-fry sauce and chicken and cook 1 minute.

Make a bed of noodles on a platter and top with the chicken mixture. Serve the noodles and stir-fry with lettuce leaves and soy sauce for dipping.

Source: foodnetwork.com



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