Chicken Lettuce Wraps- made this yesterday with crispy rice noodles. Delicious!
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michael-in-phoenix
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We make the old copycat version of this that I think nlb posted on Gail's Swap. We love it!
Sandra, would that be the Ground Turkey in Lettuce Cups recipe? Good stuff, and so is
Michelle's Sesame Rice that goes nicely with the lettuce cups.
Re: ISO: Meat or seafood fillings to eat on a lettuce wrap. Here's a recent fave of mine... (Michelle in CA)
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002
From: Lisa/LA (formerly RB)
Hi Michelle, here is a good one: Ground Turkey in Lettuce Cups
I originally posted this at 39834, and on Moyn's suggestion, serve them with extra scallions, chopped peanuts, chinese mustard, chili garlic sauce and duck sauce as condiments. They are great and easy, too.
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REC: Ground Turkey in Lettuce Cups ("Lettuce Wraps")
These are very easy and most of the prep work can be done ahead, making it a "quick fix" meal (hence it's appearance in the "Quick Fix" column of the LA Times Food Section 6/6/01)
My notes are at the bottom.....
Ground Turkey in Lettuce Cups
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
1 cup hoisin sauce -- divided
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons oil
3 cloves garlic, -- minced
1/2 cup white onions -- diced
1 lbs ground turkey
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 portabello mushroom -diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper -- diced
1/2 cup water chestnuts -- diced
3 green onions -- chopped
12 bibb lettuce leaves
Combine the soy sauce, oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat until very hot. Cook the garlic and white onions until soft, about 30 seconds. Add the turkey, salt and pepper and cook turkey until lightly browned though still slightly pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in the mushrooms, bell pepper and water chestnuts. Add the sauce and continue cooking, stirring, until the sauce thickens and the turkey is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the green onions and cook for 1 minute.
Transfer the turkey mixture to a large serving bowl. To serve, place 1/2 cup of the turkey mixture into a lettuce leaf. Spoon some of the remaining hoisin sauce on top, then roll the top and bottom edges of
the leaf toward the middle while tucking in one of the side to make a package similar to a burrito. Repeat with the rest of the lettuce leaves and turkey mixture. Serve the lettuce cups on individual plates or
seal with a toothpick and serve on a platter.
Notes: 4 to 6 servings. Each of 6 servings: 300 calories;, 1,486 mg sodium; 52 mg cholesterol; 12 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 26 grams carbohydrates; 22 grams protein; 2.47 grams fiber
My notes: this dish is very flavorful but quite salty, we did not use the extra hoisin sauce, and next time I will use low-sodium soy sauce. This is also great served over rice.
1. Lisa, I made this last night and my husband and I loved it...I omitted the portabellos and subbed crimini since that's what I had and omitted the red peppers since I didn't have those either. It was still great! We ate half with butter lettuce and the other half with sesame rice (my favorite side dish with asian-inspired meals). Yum! Thanks! Michelle (missing you in RB) (Michelle in CA)
1. Hey Michelle, I'm so glad you guys liked it, it is a very versatile recipe. (more chat) (Lisa/LA (formerly RB))
1. No way! I am your neighbor. You can probably hear my kids from your yard!... (Michelle in CA)
2. Dang it, I forgot to ask - could you post your method for sesame rice? Sounds yummy! nt (Lisa/LA (formerly RB))
1. Sure! REC: Sesame Rice (Michelle in CA)
Lisa, I make this rice all the time. My husband and kids love it and it goes with just about anything. Easy to make too!
Sesame Rice
2 cups water
1 tsp. salt
2-3 Tablespoons dark sesame oil, divided
1 tsp. butter
1 cup rice
dash white pepper
1/2 tsp salt, optional
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup green onions sliced, include green tops
Boil water in a medium saucepan and add salt, 1 tablespoon sesame oil and the butter. Bring to a boil and add rice. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and add 1
or 2 more tablespoons sesame oil, white pepper, salt, sesame seeds and green onions. Serves 4 Enjoy!
Michelle's Sesame Rice that goes nicely with the lettuce cups.
Re: ISO: Meat or seafood fillings to eat on a lettuce wrap. Here's a recent fave of mine... (Michelle in CA)
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002
From: Lisa/LA (formerly RB)
Hi Michelle, here is a good one: Ground Turkey in Lettuce Cups
I originally posted this at 39834, and on Moyn's suggestion, serve them with extra scallions, chopped peanuts, chinese mustard, chili garlic sauce and duck sauce as condiments. They are great and easy, too.
~~~~~
REC: Ground Turkey in Lettuce Cups ("Lettuce Wraps")
These are very easy and most of the prep work can be done ahead, making it a "quick fix" meal (hence it's appearance in the "Quick Fix" column of the LA Times Food Section 6/6/01)
My notes are at the bottom.....
Ground Turkey in Lettuce Cups
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
1 cup hoisin sauce -- divided
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons oil
3 cloves garlic, -- minced
1/2 cup white onions -- diced
1 lbs ground turkey
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 portabello mushroom -diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper -- diced
1/2 cup water chestnuts -- diced
3 green onions -- chopped
12 bibb lettuce leaves
Combine the soy sauce, oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat until very hot. Cook the garlic and white onions until soft, about 30 seconds. Add the turkey, salt and pepper and cook turkey until lightly browned though still slightly pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in the mushrooms, bell pepper and water chestnuts. Add the sauce and continue cooking, stirring, until the sauce thickens and the turkey is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the green onions and cook for 1 minute.
Transfer the turkey mixture to a large serving bowl. To serve, place 1/2 cup of the turkey mixture into a lettuce leaf. Spoon some of the remaining hoisin sauce on top, then roll the top and bottom edges of
the leaf toward the middle while tucking in one of the side to make a package similar to a burrito. Repeat with the rest of the lettuce leaves and turkey mixture. Serve the lettuce cups on individual plates or
seal with a toothpick and serve on a platter.
Notes: 4 to 6 servings. Each of 6 servings: 300 calories;, 1,486 mg sodium; 52 mg cholesterol; 12 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 26 grams carbohydrates; 22 grams protein; 2.47 grams fiber
My notes: this dish is very flavorful but quite salty, we did not use the extra hoisin sauce, and next time I will use low-sodium soy sauce. This is also great served over rice.
1. Lisa, I made this last night and my husband and I loved it...I omitted the portabellos and subbed crimini since that's what I had and omitted the red peppers since I didn't have those either. It was still great! We ate half with butter lettuce and the other half with sesame rice (my favorite side dish with asian-inspired meals). Yum! Thanks! Michelle (missing you in RB) (Michelle in CA)
1. Hey Michelle, I'm so glad you guys liked it, it is a very versatile recipe. (more chat) (Lisa/LA (formerly RB))
1. No way! I am your neighbor. You can probably hear my kids from your yard!... (Michelle in CA)
2. Dang it, I forgot to ask - could you post your method for sesame rice? Sounds yummy! nt (Lisa/LA (formerly RB))
1. Sure! REC: Sesame Rice (Michelle in CA)
Lisa, I make this rice all the time. My husband and kids love it and it goes with just about anything. Easy to make too!
Sesame Rice
2 cups water
1 tsp. salt
2-3 Tablespoons dark sesame oil, divided
1 tsp. butter
1 cup rice
dash white pepper
1/2 tsp salt, optional
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup green onions sliced, include green tops
Boil water in a medium saucepan and add salt, 1 tablespoon sesame oil and the butter. Bring to a boil and add rice. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and add 1
or 2 more tablespoons sesame oil, white pepper, salt, sesame seeds and green onions. Serves 4 Enjoy!
CathyZ's Laarb is also fantastic and similar. (why isn't it in T&T?)
http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=25660
http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=25660
