These Thai lettuce wraps take everything you love about aromatic Thai flavors, adding juicy chicken, then wrapping it up in crisp lettuce before slathering it with a velvety peanut satay sauce. It's a healthy, easy, and delicious appetizer or light meal. Embrace the drippy goodness - your hands might get a bit messy, but your tummy will be so satisfied!
Ingredients
Peanut Satay
1cupcoconut milk, from a can
3tablespoonsall-natural peanut butter
1tablespoonEACH: brown sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, gluten-free if needed
1teaspoonsriracha
1tablespoonlime juice
The Sauce
¼ cupEACH: honey, chicken stock, and soy sauce, gluten-free if needed
1tablespoonEACH: cornstarch, sesame oil, and rice vinegar
The Thai Lettuce Wraps
1tablespoonsesame oil
1lb ground chicken
1smallonion, minced
1tablespoonminced ginger
½ teaspoonEACH: salt and pepper
3clovesgarlic, minced
1mediumcarrot, diced
1mediumred bell pepper, diced
14ouncecan baby corn, drained and cut into bite-sized pieces
½ cupchopped green onions, cut on a diagonal
¼ cupcilantro
Bibb lettuce or butter lettuce, to serve
Lime, cilantro, chopped peanuts, to garnish
Instructions
Add the coconut milk, peanut butter, brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sriracha to a small pot over medium heat. Whisk well and then let it heat until it thickens. Remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the lime juice.
1 cup coconut milk, 3 tablespoons all-natural peanut butter, 1 tablespoon EACH: brown sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sriracha, 1 tablespoon lime juice
Make the sauce next by whisking the ingredients together in a small bowl.
¼ cup EACH: honey, chicken stock, and soy sauce, 1 tablespoon EACH: cornstarch, sesame oil, and rice vinegar
Heat the sesame oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the chicken, onion, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper and cook until the chicken is no longer pink and any liquid has evaporated from the pan, about 7 minutes.
1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 lb ground chicken, 1 small onion, 1 tablespoon minced ginger, ½ teaspoon EACH: salt and pepper, 3 cloves garlic
Add the carrot and bell pepper and cook for 2 minutes, until they begin to soften. Add the corn and the sauce and stir until the sauce is bubbly and thick. Stir in the green onions and cilantro.
1 medium carrot, 1 medium red bell pepper, 14 ounce can baby corn, ½ cup chopped green onions, ¼ cup cilantro
Fill the lettuce wraps and then top with some satay sauce and any or all of the garnishes.
Bibb lettuce or butter lettuce, Lime, cilantro, chopped peanuts