The Best Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe is the king of Lettuce Wraps and it’s not just because I say so. This is the original P.F. Chang’s recipe. I’m talking about everything down to the last drop is the exact ingredients you would find being taught to the Pantry chefs that crank out hundreds of these plates a day. So needless to say, this ain’t no “Copy Cat!”
Making Chicken Lettuce Wraps
The secret to this Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe is 70% pre-prep. That means any and everything you can make ahead of time, get it done. That’s also what makes this appetizer so great. It’s something that can be sitting in your refrigerator until you’re ready to whip out fresh, hot and crisp wraps in just a matter of minutes. The Chicken mix can be pre-made and mixed with the Shitake Mushrooms and Water Chestnuts. The Sauce can be made in advance. Now all you have to have is cold crisp lettuce. P.F. Changs soaks theirs in ice water, FYI.
So, as you know, I clearly didn’t invent this recipe but I most certainly have taken the time to prepare, film, edit, produce and teach this amazing dish to you by way of this “How to” video posted down below. So please take note that I show you how to cook P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps in the comfort of your own home, via this tutorial.
If you’re interested in other P.F. Chang’s recipes, please check out this selection and click on any that you might be interested in: Barbecue Spare Ribs, Chinese BBQ Sauce, Garlic Noodles, Red Sauce Wontons, Wonton Soup, Firecracker Shrimp, Mongolian Beef, Curry Chicken Salad, Shrimp Dumplings, Pot Stickers, Dan Dan Noodles, Cantonese Chicken, Japanese Cold Cucumber, Salt and Pepper Calamari!
Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ingredients:
1 Lettuce Head
1 lbs Ground Chicken, cooked
1 cup Shitake Mushrooms, chopped
1 cup Water Chestnuts, chopped
2 Green Onions, chopped into scallions
1 Garlic clove, chopped
Salt and Pepper
2 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 tbsp Sesame Oil
Fried Rice Noodle is Optional
Sauce
1 pt Mushroom Soy, (Soy Sauce is fine)
1 pt Oyster Sauce
1 pt Michiu Rice Wine
1 pt Sugar
White Pepper to taste
3 oz of Sauce to every Cup of Chicken Mix. You will need 12 oz of sauce for all of the mix in this recipe.
Cook the Ground Chicken First. Chop all the veggies and separate the Scallions and the Garlic from the Shitake Mushrooms and Water chestnuts. Mix the Water chestnuts and Mushrooms with the Ground Chicken when it is finished cooking, and add salt and pepper to taste. Add all the Sauce ingredients together and stir.
Then in a hot Skillet set on High, add the cooking oil, immediately followed by the garlic and 1 cup of chicken mix. Toss and turn for approximately 1 minute. Add 3 oz of sauce, then stir and add 1 oz of Scallions and 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil then Plate. Cut the Lettuce head in half and serve with the mix.
One more thing, Chicken Lettuce Wraps are usually served with the Chicken mix over the top of Fried Rice Noodles. So, if you’re willing to go the full distance, I teach you how to make those too. Enjoy this Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe and don’t forget to tell your friends where you got it!
