Asian Lettuce Wraps with Hoisin Sauce
Category: Main Dish, Small Plates
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 head lettuce (butter or romaine)
- 1 lb ground chicken or firm tofu
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 large carrot, ribboned or diced
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1 8 oz can water chestnuts, drained and diced
Hoisin Sauce
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tbsp honey or agave
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
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Cut the bottom off of the head of lettuce and carefully peel apart each leaf. Wash and dry each lettuce leaf and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix the ingredients for your Hoisin sauce.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground chicken and crumble as it cooks thoroughly approximately 3 – 5 minutes.
- Push cooked chicken/tofuĀ to one side of pan. Add 1 tsp sesame oil, diced carrot and onion to pan and saute until they begin to soften approximately 3 minutes. Add the water chestnuts and cook an additional minute, stirring frequently.
- Reduce heat to low. Combine your cooked chicken with prepared veggies and add your Hoisin sauce. Stir to combine, cover and simmer 1 – 3 minutes.
- Spoon prepared mixture onto lettuce leaves and eat like a taco.
