Asian-Inspired Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Description
Ground chicken, water chestnuts, and green onions are cooked in a zesty hoisin sauce, bringing tons of Asian flavor to these easy-to-make lettuce wraps.
Ingredients
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1 bunch green onions, sliced
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1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and diced
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1/4 cup hoisin sauce
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2 tablespoons light soy sauce
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1 tablespoon Sriracha
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3/4 tablespoon rice vinegar
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1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
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1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 cup diced yellow onion
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1 pound ground chicken
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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1 tablespoon sesame oil
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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8 leaves Bibb lettuce, or more as needed
Directions
1
Set 2 to 3 tablespoons green onions aside for garnish. Combine remaining green onions, water chestnuts, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, Sriracha, rice vinegar, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Set aside.
2
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir yellow onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add ground chicken, garlic, and sesame oil. Cook and stir until chicken is crumbly and no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes.
3
Add hoisin mixture to chicken mixture in the skillet and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
4
Fill lettuce leaves with chicken mixture and top with reserved green onions.