Barbecued Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Low-Carb, Not No-Carb

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (213)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(213)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

2 cups, 4 handfuls, fresh shiitake mushrooms
1 1/3 to 1 1/2 pounds thin cut chicken breast or chicken tenders
2 tablespoons light colored oil, such as vegetable oil or peanut oil
Coarse salt and coarse black pepper
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 inch ginger root, finely chopped or grated, optional
1 orange, zested
1/2 red bell pepper, diced small
1 small tin, 6 to 8 ounces, sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
3 scallions, chopped
3 tablespoons hoisin, Chinese barbecue sauce, available on Asian foods aisle of market
1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, core removed, head quartered
Wedges of navel orange -- platter garnish

Directions

Remove tough stems from mushrooms and brush with damp towel to clean, Slice mushrooms. Chop chicken into small pieces.

Preheat a large skillet or wok to high.

Add oil to hot pan. Add chicken to the pan and sear meat by stir frying a minute or 2. Add mushrooms and cook another minute or two. Add salt and pepper to season, then garlic and ginger. Cook a minute more. Grate zest into pan, add bell pepper bits, chopped water chestnuts and scallions. Cook another minute, continuing to stir fry mixture. Add hoisin Chinese barbecue sauce and toss to coat the mixture evenly. Transfer the hot chopped barbecued chicken to serving platter and pile the quartered wedges of crisp iceberg lettuce along side. Add wedged oranges to platter to garnish. To eat, pile spoonfuls into lettuce leaves, wrapping lettuce around fillings and squeeze an orange wedge over.

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recipe Barbecued Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ann Austintown, OH 10-06-2009
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This was great!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe to the "T" but i did add soy sauce to it! It was great and my boyfriend and I loved it!
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Alexandra Winter Park, FL 10-01-2009
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Better than a restaurant
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Like others, I added crushed red chili pepper, which added a nice flavor to this. I also added sweet chili sauce when... serving, and they were delicious. My husband loves this meal! Read more
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Mindy Lakewood, CO 09-29-2009
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All I can say is WOW
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is so much better than Chang's, I did do the ground chicken, and added some sriracha for some heat, but I did add... a little bbq with the hoisin sauce. Even without these additions it tasted so so so good!! My husband suggested the other ingredients, and it just added to the awesomeness!!! Love you Rachel Ray, keep the goodness rollin!! Read more
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Amy Kingsburg, CA 09-23-2009
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Great & Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was really good and easy. The only thing I added was fried bean threads. They are available in the market with... Asian ingredients(look like noodles) and you just fry them up in hot oil. This adds a crunch and makes it like a restaurant. My kids love that part!Read more
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Kathleen Frederick, MD 09-18-2009
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Quick and Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is now one of my go-to meals for busy nights. We loved it.
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Candyce jersey cith, NJ 09-12-2009
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Easy, and good flavor but a little bland
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I wish I'd read some of the reviews before I made this, but I was pretty happy with the results anyway. I followed the recipe... exactly except for the orange zest. I didn't have an orange, so I threw in about 1/4 cup of orange juice into the meat right at the end of cooking. In reading the reviews, I think I'd take that approach again. I loved the flavor, but it was a little too bland, so I topped each wrap with Sriracha sauce (thai hot chili sauce). That was delicious. I'll definitely make this again, but I'll try adding some red pepper flakes and might add Sriracha right to the meat. I had leftovers the next day, and found that the flavors had melded even better. Read more