Recipe | Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce wraps might sound underwhelming, but it’s all about what you stuff them with. And when you stuff them with ground chicken slathered in a lip-smacking sesame hoisin sauce, lettuce wraps become a hot request very quickly!

This recipe brings sweet and savory East Asian-inspired flavors to your plate with Hoisin sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and hot chili sauce. For extra crunch and flavor, we love topping them with a quick pickled sesame cucumber salad with carrots.

Bright sweet flavors and refreshing textures—what’s not to love?

INGREDIENTS:

For Lettuce Wraps:

• 1.5 lbs ground chicken(ground turkey, pork, beef or venison works too)

• 1 Tbsp sesame oil

• 4 cloves of garlic, smashed and minced

• 1 Tbsp grated ginger

• 1/3 cup ketchup

• 1/3 cup hoisin

• 1/3 cup water

• 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce

• 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

• 1 Tbsp garlic chili sauce (Sriracha, Sambal Oelek, etc.), Go ahead and add more for extra heat!

• 2 scallions, sliced

• Bibb lettuce

For Quick Pickled Cucumber & Carrot Salad:

• 1 cup diced cucumber

• 1 large carrot, shredded or julienned

• 1 Tbsp sesame oil

• 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

• 1 tsp sesame seeds

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DIRECTIONS:

Quick Pickled Cucumber & Carrot Salad:

1. Transfer the cucumbers and carrots into a small mixing or serving bowl.

2. Drizzle in the sesame oil and rice vinegar, and sprinkle in some sesame seeds; toss to coat. Set it aside while you cook the chicken, giving the cucumbers a stir every once in a while.

Hoisin Sesame Chicken:

1. Heat the sesame oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Transfer the ground chicken to it, cooking it for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Break it into crumbles with your spatula as you go.

2. When the chicken is cooked, add the garlic, ginger, hoisin, ketchup, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic chili sauce, and sriracha. Stir everything until it's well combined and all of the chicken is coated in the sauce. Let the mixture simmer on low, stirring periodically, for 3-5 minutes or until it thickens up.

3. Stir in the chopped scallions.

4. Serve with lettuce cups and the cucumber carrot salad!

Recipe Tips + Tricks

1. Because ground chicken is so lean, it may stick to the pan when cooking—even with the oil. At the first hint of it sticking, just add a bit of water, as needed.

2. Ground turkey or ground beef can be used in place of the ground chicken if you prefer.

3. Any Asian-style garlic chili sauce will work; Sriracha or Sambal Oelek is what I prefer.

4. If you can’t find a nice bibb lettuce, romaine will do the trick.

Recipe Courtesy of killingthyme.com | View Original Recipe Here