Mango Chicken Lettuce Wraps With Crispy Noodles

• 0.5 (6 -7 ounce) package vermicelli rice noodles
• oil, for deep-frying (such as canola)
• 1 lb iceberg lettuce (about 2 heads)
• 2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 14-12 cup white wine (or white cooking wine)
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 -2 cup snow peas, chopped into 1 inch lengths
• 1 fresh mango, cut into small cubes (see link below for instructions)
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce (available in tall bottles at Asian or Chinese food stores)
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 12 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 -3 teaspoon chili sauce, depending on how spicy you'd like this dish (optional)
• 12 cup hoisin sauce, as a dip available in the Asian section of most grocery stores, for serving (optional)

1. To make the crispy noodles, pour at least 1 cup canola (or other low-smoke oil) into a wok or small frying pan.
2. Warm the oil for at least 5 minutes over medium to medium-high heat (I find #6 on the dial is perfect).
3. The oil needs to be hot to make crispy noodles.
4. When you see bubbles rising from the bottom of the pan, try dipping in a few noodle strands.
5. If they begin to sizzle and expand, the oil is ready.
6. If nothing happens, your oil isn't hot enough yet.
7. When oil is ready, drop in small handfuls of noodles at a time (I use scissors to cut the noodles into small sections first).
8. Noodles should puff up almost immediately.
9. Using tongs, turn them so that both sides of the noodles cook and puff up.
10. Noodles turn very white and expansive when cooked- golden brown is okay too, but don't leave the noodles in the oil too long, or they will burn.
11. Allow noodles to drain on absorbent paper or a tea towel while you prepare the rest of the dish.
12. Note: Leftover crispy noodles can be stored for a day or two in plastic bags - kids love to snack on them, or they can be added as a topping for other stir-fry dishes.
13. Mix the cornstarch in a cup with the soy sauce until dissolved.
14. Place chicken in a bowl and pour this mixture over.
15. Stir well and set aside.
16. Mix all the stir-fry sauce ingredients together and set aside.
17. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of the oil you used for the crispy noodles into a wok or large frying pan.
18. Over medium-high heat, stir-fry the garlic briefly (30 seconds), then add the chicken (together with the soy sauce mixture) plus 1/4 cup of the wine.
19. Stir-fry the chicken for 3-5 minutes, until cooked, adding more wine whenever the work/pan becomes too dry.
20. Add the stir-fry sauce plus the rest of the ingredients (snow peas, mango, and red pepper).
21. Stir-fry until vegetables have softened (about 2 more minutes).
22. Remove stir-fry from heat.
23. Taste-test it for salt, sugar, and spice, adding more fish sauce if not salty enough (I usually add another Tbsp.).
24. Also add another teaspoons sugar if too sour (this will depend on the sweetness of your mango).
25. Add more chili sauce if you want it spicier.
26. Cover the stir-fry with a lid to keep warm until you're ready to eat.
27. Prepare the lettuce by cutting out its core (this will make removing the leaves easier.
28. Now gently pull apart the leaves, starting with the leaf-end rather than the core-end (I find this usually works better).
29. Pile the leaves back together on a serving plate and set on the table.
30. Place the stir-fry in a covered container (like a casserole dish) and also set on the table.
31. Add a generous bowl of crisy noodles, plus a dish of hoisin sauce for dipping (if desired).
32. Have your family or friends put together their own wraps.
33. Start with a lettuce leaf.
34. Add a few tablespoons of the stir-fry, then top with crispy noodles.
35. Wrap up and eat!
36. Dip your wrap in the hoisin sauce, if desired.
37. You can also serve this dish with extra chili sauce on the side.
38. ENJOY!

vermicelli rice noodles, oil, chicken breasts, garlic, white wine, cornstarch, soy sauce, snow peas, fresh mango, red pepper, fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, chili sauce, hoisin sauce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mango-chicken-lettuce-wraps-with-crispy-noodles-237437 (may not work)