Lettuce Bundles Food

LETTUCE BUNDLES WITH SPICY PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• Place duck or chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag along with 1/2 cup soy sauce, and let marinate for 1 hour. Heat a lightly oiled grill or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Grill duck or chicken breasts until cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes per side for duck and 4 to 6 minutes per side for chicken. Let cool slightly, and shred with your fingers, or cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips with a knife.
• In a food processor, pulse garlic and ginger until finely chopped. Add chile paste, peanut butter, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, sugar, peanut oil, lime juice, and 4 1/2 tablespoons water, and pulse until smooth. If a thinner sauce is desired, add 1 or 2 more teaspoons water, and pulse to combine. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add noodles, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain in a colander, and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
• Dress the noodles with 1/2 cup of the peanut sauce, and transfer to a medium serving bowl. If desired, set the bowl into a larger bowl filled with ice to keep the noodles chilled at the table. Arrange peanuts, remaining sauce, and prepared fillings in various serving dishes on the table. Guests can create their own rolls by wrapping noodles, a little sauce, and their choice of meat and fillings in a lettuce leaf.

THAI LETTUCE BUNDLES

Steps:

• Mix carrots, bean sprouts, onions and mayo.
• Spoon evenly onto lettuce leaves; roll up firmly but gently so as not to tear the lettuce. Secure with toothpicks, or tie closed with green onion ties.
• Combine hoisin sauce and 1/4 cup water in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in peanuts. Serve with the lettuce bundles.

ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, then brown the ground chicken, crumbling with a wooden spoon until done. Drain any extra liquid and transfer to a plate.
• Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same skillet and cook the onion in it until soft and translucent. Add garlic, cooking and stirring for 1 minute, then add the meat back into the pan with the onions.
• Add the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, green onions, and water chestnuts. Mix well, cooking for 1 minute longer, then remove from the heat. Adjust seasoning as needed.
• Serve the filling with the lettuce leaves, matchstick carrots, mint leaves, and bean sprouts for assembly.

CHICKEN-RICE-AND-BLACK-OLIVE-STUFFED LETTUCE BUNDLES

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a food processor and process until chicken forms a smooth paste. Scrape it into a medium-size mixing bowl and stir in the rice, thyme, olives, red pepper, celery, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
• Steam the lettuce leaves and the scallions over the lemon garlic liquid just until wilted; this will only take a few seconds. Remove the steaming liquid from the heat. Cut the tapered ends off of the lettuce leaves, leaving a large circle of leaf. Cut out the heavy center stems and overlap the lettuce where the stems were.
• Place a scant 3 tablespoons of the filling in the center of each leaf. Lift the lettuce up around the filling and tie each one with a scallion leaf; they should look like little drawstring bags.
• Place the bundles in a steamer, cover and steam over the liquid for 15 minutes. Divide among 4 plates and serve immediately.

WW BLACK BEAN LETTUCE BUNDLES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the beans, corn, pepper, scallions, cilantro, lime juice, oil, cumin, garlic and salt.
• Refrigerate, covered, until the flavours are blended, at least 1 hour.
• Place a lettuce leaf on a work surface and fill with about 2 tbsps of the bean mixture; fold up burrito-style.
• Repeat, using all the bean mixture.

LETTUCE BUNDLES

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, stir orange juice, sugar, cornstarch and pepper flakes with wire whisk until cornstarch is completely dissolved. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Boil 1 minute, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar and orange peel. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, on center of each lettuce leaf, place equal amounts of bell pepper, cucumber and carrots; roll up, leaving ends open. Secure with toothpick; place on serving platter. Serve bundles with sauce.