Minced chicken with lettuce
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Dried mushrooms | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cornstarch |
| 2 | teaspoons | Dry sherry |
| 2 | teaspoons | Water |
| Salt and pepper | ||
| 1½ | pounds | Boneless skinless chicken br |
| 5 | tablespoons | Oil |
| 1 | teaspoon | Fresh ginger; minced |
| 2 | Cl Garlic; minced | |
| 2 | Green onions; minced | |
| 2 | smalls | Dried chiles; (optional) |
| 8 | ounces | Canned bamboo shoots; minced |
| 8 | ounces | Canned water chestnuts; minc ---cooking sauce----- |
| 1 | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dry sherry |
| 2 | tablespoons | Oyster sauce |
| 2 | tablespoons | Water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sesame oil |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cornstarch |
Directions
Recipe by: arielle@... (Stephanie da Silva) Cover mushrooms with boiling water, let stand for 30 minutes; drain. Cut off and discard woody stems. Mince; set aside. Combine cornstarch, sherry, water, soy, salt, pepper and chicken. Stir to coat chicken thoroughly. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil and let sit 15 minutes.
Heat wok over high heat. Add 3 tablespoons oil, add chicken and stir-fry 3 minutes. Set aside.
Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan. Add ginger, garlic, chiles and onion; stir-fry 30 seconds. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts; stir-fry 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan; stir in cooking sauce. Cook until thickened and hot.
To eat, spread a little hoisin sauce on a lettuce leaf, spoon in some chicken, then wrap up in lettuce.