Lettuce wraps are fast emerging as one of the popular dishes, which is commonly used as a appetizer recipe in restaurants. There is a wide range of lettuce wrap variations that can be made with different ingredients. If you love this dish, it is not necessary to visit restaurants, as you can easily prepare lettuce wraps at home. It will be relished by both kids as well as adults. Here are some easy lettuce wrap recipes, that can be prepared at home.Lettuce Wrap Recipes
As the name implies, lettuce leaf is one of the indispensable ingredients in this dish. Iceberg lettuce is the most commonly used lettuce leaf for this purpose, but, other lettuce types, like, romaine, escarole, red leaf, etc, may also be used. You may use this dish as an appetizer or with the main course and reap full benefits of the rich lettuce nutritional value. So, the following are some lettuce wrap recipes that you can prepare easily.
Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe
As per this appetizer recipe, you can prepare chicken lettuce wrap for six people. In order to prepare this lettuce wraps recipe, you require the following ingredients.
- Butter lettuce leaves - one large head
- Ground dark meat chicken - 1 pound
- Minced scallions (both white and green parts) - 8
- Cornstarch - 2 teaspoons
- Peanut oil – 2 tablespoons
- Chopped water chestnuts - 2/3 cup
- Fresh ginger root (grated) - 1 tablespoon
- Oyster sauce - 1 tablespoon
- Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons
How to Prepare
Take a skillet and place it over medium heat. Pour the oil and as it gets warm, add chicken, cornstarch and scallions and let it cook. Make sure to stir the contents constantly, till the chicken gets cooked. As the chicken starts breaking into pieces, add chopped chestnuts, ginger, soy sauce and oyster sauce into it. Cook for another minute, before removing from heat. Take a lettuce leaf and place a spoon full of the prepared chicken mixture on it. You may also wrap the lettuce leaf around the filling. Now, your chicken lettuce wrap is ready to serve.
Vegetarian Lettuce Wrap Recipe
This is one of the easy lettuce wrap recipes that can be prepared within half an hour. In order to serve two people, you need the following ingredients.
Take a skillet and place it over medium heat. Pour the oil and as it gets warm, add chicken, cornstarch and scallions and let it cook. Make sure to stir the contents constantly, till the chicken gets cooked. As the chicken starts breaking into pieces, add chopped chestnuts, ginger, soy sauce and oyster sauce into it. Cook for another minute, before removing from heat. Take a lettuce leaf and place a spoon full of the prepared chicken mixture on it. You may also wrap the lettuce leaf around the filling. Now, your chicken lettuce wrap is ready to serve.
Vegetarian Lettuce Wrap Recipe
This is one of the easy lettuce wrap recipes that can be prepared within half an hour. In order to serve two people, you need the following ingredients.
- Large leaves of iceberg lettuce - 4
- Raw carrots - 1
- Snap green beans - ½ cup
- Fresh mushroom slices - ½ cup
- Chopped raw onions - ½ cup
- Fresh broccoli - 1 spear
- Fresh red cabbage - ¼ head
- Kikkoman stir fry sauce - 2 tablespoons
- Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
How to Prepare
Start with chopping the vegetables. Take wok or skillet and place it on high heat. Add the oil into it and as the oil gets warm, add onions and cook for a minute. The next step is to add the remaining chopped vegetables into the wok. Stir the contents in the pan and cover it for one to two minutes. After that combine the ingredients with the stir fry sauce and cook for another minute. Stir the vegetables constantly, so that they get evenly coated with the sauce. You may also add other sauces, if you wish. Now, take the lettuce leaves and place the vegetable mixture on them, before serving.
PF Chang's Lettuce Wrap Recipe
PF Chang's lettuce wraps are among the popular lettuce wraps in may regions. You may also prepare this special lettuce wraps at home, with the help of this recipe. In order to prepare three servings, you need the following ingredients.
Start with chopping the vegetables. Take wok or skillet and place it on high heat. Add the oil into it and as the oil gets warm, add onions and cook for a minute. The next step is to add the remaining chopped vegetables into the wok. Stir the contents in the pan and cover it for one to two minutes. After that combine the ingredients with the stir fry sauce and cook for another minute. Stir the vegetables constantly, so that they get evenly coated with the sauce. You may also add other sauces, if you wish. Now, take the lettuce leaves and place the vegetable mixture on them, before serving.
PF Chang's Lettuce Wrap Recipe
PF Chang's lettuce wraps are among the popular lettuce wraps in may regions. You may also prepare this special lettuce wraps at home, with the help of this recipe. In order to prepare three servings, you need the following ingredients.
- Iceberg lettuce - 5 leaves
- Cooking oil - 3 tablespoons
- Boneless chicken breasts - 2
- Water chestnut - 1 cup
- Mushrooms - 2/3 cup
- Chopped onion - 3 tablespoons
- Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon
Apart from the above said you have to prepare special sauces for this recipes. The following are the ingredients for making the special sauce.
- Water - ½ cup
- Sugar - ¼ cup
- Rice wine vinegar - 2 tablespoons
- Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
- Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon
- Ketchup - 2 tablespoons
- Hot mustard - 1 tablespoon
- Sesame oil - 1/8 teaspoon
- Garlic-red chili paste - 2 teaspoons
- Water - 2 teaspoons
You have to prepare another stir fry sauce with two tablespoons each of brown sugar and soy sauce and ½ teaspoon rice wine vinegar.
How to Prepare
Start with the special sauce by mixing ½ cup water and sugar, till the sugar dissolves completely. Add lemon juice, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and ketchup to the sugar solution. Combine the ingredients well and refrigerate the mixture. You can take it out, at the time of serving lettuce wraps. Combine hot mustard with hot water and keep the mixture aside. Just before serving, you can add the required amount of hot mustard and garlic chili paste the refrigerated sauce mixture, so that you can pour it over the wraps.
The next step is to make the special chicken mixture. Take a wok and place it over high heat. Add oil (2 tablespoons) and chicken breasts to the wok. Saute the chicken, till both sides are done well. It will take around five minutes for one side to get cooked. Remove the chicken breasts and let it cool. Meanwhile, take a small bowl and prepare the stir fry sauce by mixing the ingredients (soy sauce, brown sugar and rice wine vinegar). Mince mushrooms and water chestnuts into small pieces. As the chicken breasts get cool, mince them as well. Heat the oil (one tablespoon) in the wok and add minced garlic, chopped onion, minced water chestnuts, chicken and mushrooms. Add the stir fry sauce to this mixture and saute them for a few minutes, so that the contents get evenly coated with the sauce. Once done, serve this mixture in lettuce leaves with a topping of special sauce.
Now, you have a basic know how about how to prepare different lettuce wrap recipes. You may also experiment with various fillings and sauces and come up with unique and delicious lettuce wrap recipes on your own.
How to Prepare
Start with the special sauce by mixing ½ cup water and sugar, till the sugar dissolves completely. Add lemon juice, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and ketchup to the sugar solution. Combine the ingredients well and refrigerate the mixture. You can take it out, at the time of serving lettuce wraps. Combine hot mustard with hot water and keep the mixture aside. Just before serving, you can add the required amount of hot mustard and garlic chili paste the refrigerated sauce mixture, so that you can pour it over the wraps.
The next step is to make the special chicken mixture. Take a wok and place it over high heat. Add oil (2 tablespoons) and chicken breasts to the wok. Saute the chicken, till both sides are done well. It will take around five minutes for one side to get cooked. Remove the chicken breasts and let it cool. Meanwhile, take a small bowl and prepare the stir fry sauce by mixing the ingredients (soy sauce, brown sugar and rice wine vinegar). Mince mushrooms and water chestnuts into small pieces. As the chicken breasts get cool, mince them as well. Heat the oil (one tablespoon) in the wok and add minced garlic, chopped onion, minced water chestnuts, chicken and mushrooms. Add the stir fry sauce to this mixture and saute them for a few minutes, so that the contents get evenly coated with the sauce. Once done, serve this mixture in lettuce leaves with a topping of special sauce.
Now, you have a basic know how about how to prepare different lettuce wrap recipes. You may also experiment with various fillings and sauces and come up with unique and delicious lettuce wrap recipes on your own.
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