Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• salt and pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons grated gingerroot
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced small
• 1 (6 -8 ounce) sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce, chinese barbecue sauce, available on asian foods aisle of market
• 1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, core removed, head quartered
• wedges orange (platter garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat a large skillet or wok to high.
• 2 add oil to hot pan. add chicken to the pan and sear meat by stir frying a minute or 2.
• 3 add mushrooms and cook another minute or two.
• 4 add salt and pepper to season, then garlic and ginger. cook a minute more.
• 5 grate zest into pan, add bell pepper bits, chopped water chestnuts and scallions. cook another minute, continuing to stir fry mixture.
• 6 add hoisin chinese barbecue sauce and toss to coat the mixture evenly.
• 7 transfer the hot chopped barbecued chicken to serving platter and pile the quartered wedges of crisp iceberg lettuce along side.
• 8 add wedged oranges to platter to garnish.
• 9 to eat, pile spoonfuls into lettuce.