Sunday, May 5, 2013

BBQ Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps and Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus!



Ingredients:

Wraps-

  • 2 cups fresh mushrooms, chopped
  • 1.5 pounds thin cut chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil or coconut oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 inch ginger root, finely chopped
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced small
  • 1 small can water chestnuts, chopped
  • 3 tbsp hoisin
  • 1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, core removed, head quartered
  • Wedges of navel orange, for garnish
Asparagus-
  • 1 bunch of asparagus, organic
  • 1 lemon, juiced and zested
  • Salt and pepper
  • Tuscan EVOO
  • 8 thin slices of prosciutto 
What to do:
  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Prep the asparagus first...clean the asparagus and trim to the same length. Separate into 4 bunches. Drizzle lightly with EVOO, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and lemon zest. 
  3. Wrap each bunch in 2 slices of prosciutto. Drizzle with lemon juice and bake for 12-15 minutes. 
  4. Set aside and cover in foil to keep warm.
  5. Meanwhile, preheat a large skillet or wok to high. Add oil to hot pan. Add chicken to pan and sear meat (1-2 minutes). 
  6. Add mushrooms and cook another minute or two.
  7. Add salt and pepper, garlic, and ginger. Cook one minute more.
  8. Add zest, red bell pepper, and water chestnuts. Cook another minute.
  9. Add hoisin sauce and stir to coat mixture evenly. 
  10. Transfer the hot chopped chicken to serving platter and pile the quartered wedges of crisp iceberg lettuce along side. Add wedged oranges to platter to garnish. 
  11. To eat, pile spoonfuls into lettuce halves, wrapping lettuce around fillings and squeeze an orange wedge over.

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