Rachael Rays Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps Food

RACHAEL RAY'S CHINESE CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Remove the tough stems from the mushrooms and brush with a damp towel to clean; slice mushrooms. Chop chicken into small pieces.
• Preheat large skillet to high.
• Add oil to hot pan. add chicken and sear for two minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for another minute. Season with salt and pepper, then add garlic and ginger. Cook for a minute more.
• Grate orange zest into the pan, add bell pepper, water chestnuts, and scallions. Cook for another minute, continuing to stir-fry the mixture.
• Add hoisin sauce and toss to coat. Transfer to serving platter and pile the iceberg wedges along the edge.
• To eat, pile spoonfuls into Boston lettuce leaves and squeeze an orange wedge over. Wrap up and eat.

SHRIMP OR CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS WITH CREAMY CAESAR DRESSING

Steps:

• Cut bottoms off the romaine and cut the heads in half lengthwise. Wash lettuce and separate the leaves. Let it dry in the dish draining rack while you prepare the rest of the menu.
• Remove the tails from the shrimp and place the shrimp in a bowl or, pack for travel, if this is a picnic meal.
• To remove the chicken meat from the chicken, cut the chicken breasts off first. Cut the legs and thighs off using kitchen scissors to help you. Slice the meat up on an angle. Arrange on a plate or in a plastic container.
• Place mayonnaise, garlic, lemon, anchovy paste, cheese, Worcestershire and pepper into the blender and turn it on. Stream the extra-virgin olive oil into the dressing through center of the lid. When the oil is combined, remove the thick dressing with a spatula to a bowl or a portable plastic container.
• Place lettuce on a serving platter or pack in large plastic bag or container to travel.
• To assemble, spread dressing onto a lettuce leaf. Fill leaf with a large shrimp or sliced cold chicken, like a lettuce taco, and eat!
• To pack for picnic, take the romaine hearts in plastic food storage bags. Pack the shrimp and cut chicken in separate bags and pack dressing in small plastic container.

THAI GLAZED CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Thinly slice the chicken into strips and sprinkle with grill seasoning.
• Heat a large skillet to screaming hot. Add vegetable oil, then chicken. Cook chicken 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the ginger, garlic, peppers, cabbage and carrot mix and scallions and stir-fry another 2 minutes. Add plum sauce to glaze the mixture, toss 1 minute, then add basil and wilt leaves. Add fish sauce and turn to coat. Transfer cooked chicken and vegetables to a bowl. Place spoonfuls of chicken into a piece of lettuce with cucumber and fold lettuce over to eat, like small tacos.