Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Taco night, minus the tortillas and throw in some Vietnamese flavors.
What you will need
2 cloves Garlic
Olive Oil
1/2 tsp Chili Flake
1 lb Ground Chicken
2 Tbsp Fish Sauce
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 bunch Scallions
1 head Butter Lettuce
Sriracha, optional
(Nutritional facts 78 calories, 3.24 g fat, 6.74 g carbohydrates, 6.39 g protein, 25 mg cholesterol, 197 mg sodium)How to cook
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Gather ingredients.
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Peel the garlic cloves and crush or grate them to a paste.
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Heat some oil in a nonstick pan over high heat.
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Stir the crushed garlic into the hot oil.
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Toss in the chili flakes
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Add the ground chicken. Break it apart and cook until browned through.
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Pour in the fish sauce.
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Add the brown sugar.
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Cook until the sauce is reduced to a thick syrup. Remove from heat.
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Clean and slice the scallions thin.
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Clean the lettuce and pull off leaves, trying your best to avoid breaking them.
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Lay out a leaf of lettuce. Add some of the ground chicken. Add a pinch of sliced scallions and a few squirts of sriracha
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How to Crush Garlic
Basic cooking techniques. Using the side of your knife.