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25) Five-Spice Minced Chicken Lettuce Cups with Peanut Sauce

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb 450 g minced chicken
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 cup finely shredded cabbage or carrot mix
  • 8 –12 butter or Boston lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro optional
  • For peanut sauce: 3 tbsp peanut butter 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1–2 tbsp warm water to thin, pinch of chili flakes (optional)

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high and cook onion until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and five-spice; stir 30 seconds.
  2. Add minced chicken and cook, breaking it up, until no longer pink, about 6–8 minutes.
  3. Stir in soy, hoisin, rice vinegar, and shredded veggies; cook 2–3 minutes until veggies soften but keep some crunch.
  4. Whisk peanut sauce ingredients in a small bowl, adding water to reach drizzling consistency.
  5. Spoon chicken mixture into lettuce leaves, drizzle with peanut sauce, and top with green onion and cilantro.