Chicken Lettuce Cups

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 24 shiitake mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 large carrots, peeled and very finely chopped
• 4 scallions, very finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 lbs ground chicken breast (or combination of & dark)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 (8 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and finely diced
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
• 4 tablespoons orange juice
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 heads iceberg lettuce, washed and leaves peeled for lettuce cups

Recipe

• 1 for the sauce, mix all ingredients together with a whisk or shake together in a jar. set aside.
• 2 heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. when pan is hot, add peanut and sesame oils. sauté mushrooms, carrots, scallion, ginger and garlic for 4-5 minutes until mushrooms are cooked and vegetables are soft.
• 3 add chicken and cook. stir constantly, breaking up meat.
• 4 when chicken is almost cooked, add the sauce, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and continue cooking 5-6 minutes.
• 5 while the chicken is cooking, prepare the lettuce cups.
• 6 remove pan from heat, stir in water chestnuts, spoon mixture into lettuce cups and serve.