Thai Crispy Rice Lettuce Wraps Recipes

THAI LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• For the chicken and marinade: Mix the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, grated ginger, Sriracha, rice wine vinegar and grated garlic in a large bowl or resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken strips and marinate, refrigerated, for 2 hours.
• Heat a grill pan over high heat.
• Remove the chicken strips from the marinade and grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with the peanuts and cilantro.
• For the lettuce and fillings: Set out the lettuce, bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and rice noodles on the serving platter.
• To assemble, use the butter lettuce leaves to contain the chicken and fillings. Add some chili and hoisin sauce, then roll them up and eat!

THAI CRISPY RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Separate the rice noodles by pulling apart the various sections into manageable amounts. Using scissors, cut the noodles into strips 4 to 5 inches long.
• Place the oil in a wok or small to medium frying pan. The smaller the pan, the less oil you will have to use. Heat the oil over medium-high heat for a minimum of 1 minute.
• Take a few longer noodle pieces in your hand and dunk just the ends into the hot oil. If the oil is hot enough, the submerged parts will bloom within seconds into puffy, crispy noodles. If this doesn't happen, remove the submerged parts and cut them off. Wait a little longer for your oil to heat up, then try again.
• Once the oil is ready, gently drop handfuls of the noodles into the hot oil.
• Have a utensil at the ready to quickly flip them once. The actual cooking time is only a few seconds.
• Set the puffed noodles to drain on paper towels. Sprinkle a little salt over them if desired. Continue frying the rest of your noodles. (You may need to reduce the heat to medium to avoid burning.)

THAI CRISPY RICE LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• 1-2 cup(s) steamed rice, mixed with 1-2 TB red curry paste (and a bit of flour) - allow to dry out a bit or bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Heat skillet very hot with 1 TB oil, add rice allowing to puff and jump, set aside and cook ground chicken in same skillet.
• Add 2 TB fish sauce (or to taste).
• add 3 TB fresh lime juice (or to taste).
• Add: 3 inch piece peeled, slivered ginger, ½ cup sliced green onion, ½ red onion slivered, and ½ bunch cilantro chopped.
• Serve on romaine lettuce leaves with red bell pepper garnish.

LOW CALORIE THAI LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Place oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic, galangal (or ginger), chilli, and shallots. Stir-fry one minute, or until fragrant. Stir-frying tip: add a tablespoons water whenever the wok/pan gets too dry instead of more oil.
• Add tofu (or meat/shrimp), carrot, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, and spring onions.
• As you stir-fry, add the lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, and oyster sauce. Stir-fry about 1 minute.
• Push ingredients to the side of the wok or pan, and crack in the egg. Stir-fry the egg quickly, breaking the yolk. Mix in with the other ingredients.
• Add the bean sprouts and stir-fry briefly (to mix). Remove from heat and do a taste test for salt, adding 1 Tbsp more fish sauce if not salty enough.
• Cut off the stem part of the iceburg lettuce so it's easier to separate the leaves. Now place the lettuce, the sir-fried filling, and the toppings on your table, allowing family or guests to make their own wraps.
• To assemble wraps, take a whole lettuce leaf and place 1-2 heaping tablespoons of filling in the center. Top with a sprinkling of fresh basil and peanuts. Then wrap it up and eat. (For those who like it extra spicy, Thai chilli sauce can be added as another topping.).

SPICY THAI-STYLE LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Shave carrots into ribbons with a peeler. Toss together in a bowl with vinegar, lime juice, chile, and sugar. Season with salt. Assemble wraps by filling lettuce leaves with carrot mixture, brisket, cucumber slices, basil, and hoisin sauce.