This is Auntie Mariette hacking in, but needed to store this recipe somewhere stable, so enjoy! Adjust to taste as these are approximate measurements that I used...
Ingredients:
- 1 head of iceberg lettuce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 T light olive oil or canola oil
- 1 lb. boneless chicken breasts, minced
- 1/2 block of extra firm tofu, diced into pea-size bits
- 1 cup portobella mushrooms or mushrooms of choice
- 3 quick grinds of black pepper
- 1 medium onion, diced into pea-size bits
- 1 can of sliced water chestnuts, diced into pea-size bits
- 1/8 cup soy sauce, low-sodium
- 1/8 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 T honey
- 1 T oyster sauce
Extra Drizzle Sauce:
- 3 T honey
- 1/8 cup soy sauce, low-sodium
- 1/8 cup rice wine vinegar
- 3 T chili garlic sauce (we used Lee Kum Kee)
DIRECTIONS:
1) Prepare Drizzle Sauce first, mix well, then chill in fridge while cooking the chicken mixture.
2) Wash lettuce head, cut into 3rds. (If the head is a little on the larger size, cut into 4ths.) Blot dry and set aside.
3) In a separate bowl, stir together the honey/soy sauce/oyster sauce/rice wine vinegar mixture. Set aside.
4) Heat wok or stir-fry pan to med-high heat with oil. Saute garlic for a minute, then add in minced chicken until thoroughly cooked. Add tofu bits, mushrooms and ground black pepper. Stir for a couple minutes, then reduce heat to medium. Add the onion and water chestnuts. Drizzle the sauce mixture from step 3 into the skillet and stir around for couple minutes.
5) Remove from heat as soon as you think everything has blended well enough, then serve at the table.
6) Allow everyone to take his/her own lettuce leaf and pile on the chicken mixture (like a fajita). Drizzle on with the chilled drizzle sauce and enjoy!
TIPS:
- For the onion and water chestnuts, it may be best to just throw them into a food chopper or food processsor and pulse until it reaches the desired size.
- For the sodium-conscious WHICH EVERYONE SHOULD BE, substitute less soy sauce and oyster sauce for more vinegar/garlic/onion/ground pepper...or even add some red pepper flakes.
Thanks Mariette, will try this one.
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