Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

• 3 Boneless chicken breasts - chopped into ½” cubes 
• ½ “ Fresh ginger root - peeled and minced 
• 2 green onions - sliced finely 
• ½ can water chestnuts - chopped finely (optional) 
• ½ red pepper chopped into fine dice 
• 3 Tablespoons Hoisin Sauce* 
• pinch of salt 
• 2 cloves of garlic minced 
• 2 Tablespoons oil (peanut or canola)

Preparation

1. Heat your pan or wok on medium-high.  
2. Then add the 2 Tablespoons of oil. 
3. Saute garlic, ginger, green onions, red pepper in oil 2 minutes. 
4. Add chicken and cook till done - 5-7 minutes. 
5. Add water chestnuts and mix well. 
6. Add Hoisin last and toss through chicken till warmed.  Hoisin has sugar in it, so it will burn easily -so just toss it through and remove from heat. 
7. Put chicken in a serving bowl. 
8. Use Boston lettuce - separate leaves and spoon 1-2 tablespoons of chicken into the leaf.

Roll up and serve.

Tips

• Hoisin is found in the Asian section of the supermarket. 
• To make chopping the chicken easier, freeze for 10 minutes.