Thai Lettuce Folds Food

THAI LETTUCE FOLDS

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a large skillet over medium high heat 1 minute.
• Add garlic and chicken; cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 5 mins.
• or until chicken is lightly browned.
• Add broth and cook over medium heat until most of liquid evaporates.
• Stir in green onions and next 5 ingredients.
• Spoon 2 tbls.
• chicken mixture onto each lettuce leaf; sprinkle with bean sprouts, and fold over.
• Serve with cucumber dipping sauce.
• Cucumber Dipping Sauce: In small bowl, stir together plain low fat yogurt, cucumber and dried dill weed, crushed.
• Cover, refrigerate until serving time.
• Makes 1 cup.

THAI CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• For the chicken: Combine the tamari, oil, lime juice, ginger and chiles in a medium bowl. Add the chicken to the bowl and coat it in the marinade. Marinate for about 1 hour at room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the chicken from the marinade, and discard the remaining marinade.
• Place the chicken on a baking sheet and roast until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, 20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven and rest it for 10 minutes. Once cool enough to handle, shred the meat.
• For the wrap: In a separate bowl, combine the cabbage, peanuts, lime juice and basil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Lay out 1 lettuce leaf, place one-quarter of the shredded chicken, then 1/2 cup cabbage salad in the leaf. Repeat for the remaining lettuce and filling. Fold the wraps and enjoy.

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.

THAI LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over high until hot.
• Add the vegetable oil, then the chicken.
• Cook for two minutes stirring constantly.
• Toss in the ginger, garlic, bell pepper, cabbage/carrot mix and green onions.
• Stir-fry another two minutes.
• Add the plum sauce and toos for one minute, then add the basil.
• Drizzle in fish sauce and turn to coat evenly.
• Pour into a bowl.
• Place small heaps of chicken mixture onto a 1 or 2 leaf thick piece of lettuce.
• Sprinkle cucumber over it and fold to eat like a taco.

THAI CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the first 10 ingredients. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream; stir in cilantro. Set aside., In a large bowl, combine the chicken, red pepper, onions, carrot and 1/4 cup peanuts. Add dressing and toss to coat. Divide among lettuce leaves; sprinkle with remaining peanuts. Fold lettuce over filling.