Spicy Ginger Chicken in Lettuce Cups
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 18 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 garlic clove, crushed with press
- 1 lb ground chicken (or ground turkey)
- 2 stalks celery, medium sized, chopped
- 12 cup sliced water chestnuts, chopped
- 14 cup dry roasted peanuts, coarsley chopped
- 8 -12 large boston lettuce leaves
- In cup, combine soy sauce, ginger, sugar, crushed red pepper, and garlic and set aside.
- Heat a nonstick 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
- Add chicken (or turkey) and cook 4-5 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking up the meat with side of spoon.
- Add celery to chicken in skillet, and cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add water chestnuts and soy sauce mixture; cook 1 minute to blend flavors and then stir in peanuts.
- Divide the mixture among lettuce leaves.
- Fold the leaves over the mixture and eat out of hand (like a roll up).
soy sauce, fresh ginger, sugar, red pepper, garlic, ground chicken, stalks celery, water chestnuts, peanuts, boston lettuce leaves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-ginger-chicken-in-lettuce-cups-133759 (may not work)