These are amongst the most popular items on the PF Chang’s menu, and for a good reason. “ Chicken Lettuce Wraps” with minced chicken, crunchy chestnuts and chewy mushrooms served on a bed of fried bean noodles, along with fresh and crisp lettuce leaves with a delicious sweetish dipping sauce. Mmm.. these wraps are super healthy and addictive!!
1cupfresh shitake mushrooms, roughly chopped or dry shitake mushrooms
18-ounce canwater chestnut, drained and finely chopped
1bunchgreen onions, white and green part, finely chopped
1largeiceberg lettuce, rinsed and separated in large bowls
Ingredients For Fried Noodles
1bunchbean threads (any brand)
Oil for deep frying
For Dipping Sauce
1tablespoonhot Asian mustard sauce
1tablespoonpot sticker sauce (Soya sauce, sugar, and water)
1teaspoonchili Asian garlic sauce
Instructions
Step1: Combine ingredients for the Stir-fry sauce: In a mixing bowl combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, sherry, and ketchup, garlic sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame oil and corn starch. Keep it aside.Step2: Stri-fry Chicken with mushrooms:In a large wok heat the rest of 3 tablespoon sesame oil on high heat. Quickly add minced garlic and ginger. Sauté and immediately add minced chicken. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Toss on high heat for 5 to 6 minutes until cooked and slightly browned. To the chicken add, shitake mushrooms and water chestnut and half of the green onions and cook on high for a minute.Step3: Add Sauce:Now add the cooking sauce mixture. Combine everything and cook until chicken is coated well with the sauce. Cook until the sauce reduces and coats the chicken well. There should be no runny sauce. Chicken should be coated with sauce but dry. Remove from the heat and keep it aside.Step4: Fry Noodles:Separate out the bean threads a little. In another wok, heat oil and fry the bean threads or rice noodle on high at 380 degrees F until they turn are cloudy white. This is a fast process so be quick and remove fast. Do not let it burn. Remove on a plate with a napkin to drain oil. Keep it asideStep5: Make Dipping Sauce: Combine all the ingredients of the dipping sauce.Step6: PlatingServe the stir-fried chicken on the bed of crispy fried bean threads, mounded on a platter. Scoop up the amount you want and put it in a lettuce leaf, and spoon on some dipping sauce and then just eat it like a taco. Enjoy.
Notes
You can replace the chili paste with any hot chili sauce that you can find.
You can also replace hoisin sauce with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
If you are using dry shiitake mushrooms, re-hydrate them. Bring two cups of water to a boil. Transfer it to a bowl and add the dried shiitake mushrooms to it. Soak for 45 minutes to an hour. Put a light weight on top to preventing them from coming afloat. Remove after an hour and chop them finely, the same size as the chicken pieces.