Copycat P.F. Changs Chicken Lettuce Wraps
A month or two ago I went with a friend to P.F. Chang’s. I had not experienced their goodness before, so when that was an option for a place to eat, I jumped on it. And now I know why!
I had heard of lettuce wraps before, but had never tried them, so when my friend suggested we give the chicken wraps a whirl, I thought why not?
Now I can’t stop making them.
I had found a copycat recipe online, but I did tweak it a bit for our liking (and plus I couldn’t find one of the ingredients in the store). If you have a hankering for Chinese, these wraps are a must-try.
They will not disappoint!
Iceberg lettuce leaf
Stir-fried meat, mushroom, water chestnut, and onion mixture
Put mixture on top of lettuce leaf
Pour special sauce over top of meat mixture
Fold up like a taco
AND…savor the goodness!
P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps {Print Recipe}
Ingredients:
- 3 T. oil
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 c. water chestnuts
- 2/3 c. mushrooms
- 3 T. onions, chopped
- 1 t. minced garlic
- 4-5 leaves iceberg lettuce
Special Sauce:
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. water
- 2 T. soy sauce
- 2 T. rice wine vinegar
- 2 T. ketchup
- 1 T. lemon juice
- 1/8 t. sesame oil
- 1 T. hot mustard
- 2 t. water
- 1-2 t. garlic and red chile paste
Stir Fry Sauce:
- 2 T. soy sauce
- 2 T. brown sugar
- 1/2 t. rice wine vinegar
Directions:
1. Make the special sauce by dissolving sugar in water.
2. Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, lemon juice, and sesame oil.
3. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
4. Combine hot water with hot mustard and set aside.
5. Add desired amount of mustard and garlic chili sauce to special sauce mix to pour over wraps.
6. Bring oil to high heat in large skillet or wok.
7. Saute chicken breasts for 4-5 minutes per side or until done. Remove from pan and cool.
8. Keep oil in pan; keep hot.
9. Mince water chestnuts and mushrooms to size of small peas.
10. Prepare stir fry sauce by mixing soy sauce, brown sugar, and rice vinegar together in small bowl.
11. When chicken is cool, mince it like the mushrooms and water chestnuts.
12. With pan still on high heat, add 1 T. of vegetable oil.
13. Add chicken, garlic, onions, chestnuts, and mushrooms to pan.
14. Add stir fry sauce to pan and saute mixture for a couple of minutes.
15. Serve in lettuce leaves.
NOTES: I could not find any garlic/chili paste at the time, so I did without, and the recipe still had plenty of flavor! I also did not heat the mustard, and the special sauce still tasted just fine!
