Chef John's Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Cooking:
35 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Chef John's Chicken Lettuce Wraps

1. Skinless, boneless chicken thighs, coarsely chopped - 1 ½ pounds
2. Water chestnuts, drained and minced - 1 (8 ounce) can
3. Diced shiitake mushroom caps - 1 cup
4. Minced yellow onion - ½ cup
5. Chopped green onion - ⅓ cup
6. Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
7. Freshly grated ginger - 1 tablespoon
8. Brown sugar - 2 teaspoons
9. Chicken stock - ¼ cup
10. Rice wine vinegar - ¼ cup
11. Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
12. Ketchup - 1 tablespoon
13. Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
14. Sesame oil - 2 teaspoons
15. Brown sugar - 2 teaspoons
16. Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon
17. Dry mustard - ½ teaspoon
18. Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
19. Chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste - 1 ½ tablespoons
20. Chopped fresh basil, or to taste - 1 ½ tablespoons
21. Chopped green onion, or to taste - 1 ½ tablespoons
22. Iceberg lettuce, or as needed - 16 leaves

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Chicken Lettuce Wraps

1. Stage

Stir chicken, water chestnuts, mushrooms, yellow onion, 1/3 cup green onion, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ginger, and 2 teaspoons brown sugar together in a bowl. Pat mixture down, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.

2. Stage

Whisk chicken stock, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ketchup, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and dry mustard together in a bowl until glaze is well-mixed.

3. Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir chicken mixture in hot oil until chicken no longer looks raw, about 2 minutes. Pour 1/2 of the glaze mixture into chicken mixture; cook and stir over high heat until chicken begins to caramelize and brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

4. Stage

Reduce heat to medium-low, pour remaining glaze into chicken mixture, and cook until heated through and slightly reduced, about 3 minutes more. Stir in cilantro, basil, and 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion. Transfer chicken mixture to a bowl and serve with lettuce leaves to wrap.