Name: Blue Ginger's Chicken Lettuce Cups
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3/4 c. sweet soy sauce -; 2 tbsp. soy sauce -; 2 tbsp. rice vinegar -; 1 tsp. sambal oelek (see Tips & Techniques) -; 1 tbsp. minced ginger -; 1 tbsp. minced garlic -; Canola oil for pan -; 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thigh meat -; 1 onion -; 1 carrot -; 3 stalk celery -; 1 small jicama -; Kosher salt -; Freshly ground black pepper -; 1 package mung bean vermicelli noodles -; Bibb lettuce leaves -

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Ingredients for - Blue Ginger's Chicken Lettuce Cups

1. 3/4 c. sweet soy sauce -

2. 2 tbsp. soy sauce -

3. 2 tbsp. rice vinegar -

4. 1 tsp. sambal oelek (see Tips & Techniques) -

5. 1 tbsp. minced ginger -

6. 1 tbsp. minced garlic -

7. Canola oil for pan -

8. 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thigh meat -

9. 1 onion -

10. 1 carrot -

11. 3 stalk celery -

12. 1 small jicama -

13. Kosher salt -

14. Freshly ground black pepper -

15. 1 package mung bean vermicelli noodles -

16. Bibb lettuce leaves -

How to cook deliciously - Blue Ginger's Chicken Lettuce Cups

1. Stage

In a bowl, combine sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sambal, ginger, and garlic.

2. Stage

In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat coated lightly with oil, sauté chicken until almost cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add onions, carrot, celery, and jicama, season with salt and pepper, and toss. Add sweet soy deglazing mixture and sauté; allow to reduce almost completely. Check flavor and season if necessary.

3. Stage

Meanwhile, preheat a fryer or stockpot filled 1/3 full with oil heated to 400 degrees F. Fry vermicelli and remove to a paper towel-lined plate.

4. Stage

To serve, divide chicken mixture among 4 small bowls and place on 4 dinner plates. Divide Bibb lettuce leaves and mung bean vermicelli among plates. Make a lettuce wrap and enjoy! Alternatively, serve in a bento box for extra fun.