Hoisin chicken lettuce cups

Make the most of leftover barbecue chicken with these delicious, veggie-packed hoisin chicken lettuce cups. The crisp lettuce and vegetables combined with the tangy sweet hoisin are delicious any night of the week.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 4 shallots

  • 1 clove garlic

    finely chopped

  • 2 tsp ginger

    grated

  • 2 carrots

    peeled and diced

  • 2 zucchinis

    diced

  • ½ cup frozen peas

  • 2 cups cooked barbecue chicken

    diced

  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce

  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 tsp sesame oil

  • 1 iceberg lettuce

  • coriander

    to serve

Allergy Advice

Contains Gluten

Contains Sesame

Contains Shellfish

Contains Soy

Equipment

  • 1 wok or large frypan
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 1 kitchen scissors

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a wok or large frypan. Slice white part of shallots, reserving green parts. Add shallots, garlic and ginger to wok and cook over gentle heat for 1 minute. Add carrots and cook for 2 minutes. Add zucchini and peas and cook for a further minute.
  2. Add chicken, sauces and sesame oil and cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Remove core from lettuce with a sharp knife. Gently pull apart lettuce leaves and trim with kitchen scissors. Chill until needed.
  4. Fill lettuce cups with chicken mixture. Top each cup with some coriander and finely sliced shallot greens.

Notes

Variation
You can use whatever vegetables you prefer – capsicum, spinach and mushrooms would all be lovely.
Variation
Washed and well-dried butter or gem lettuce would also be suitable.
Variation
You could use this mixture cooled and wrapped in rice paper rolls.

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