Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups
Your new summer favourite.
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 teaspoons sunflower oil
500 g chicken breast mince
2 cloves garlic, crushed
¼ cup Thai chilli jam
1½ tablespoons salt-reduced soy sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice
1½ cups cooked brown rice (see tips)
½ cup coarsely chopped roasted unsalted peanuts
2 carrots, peeled, coarsely grated
250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, quartered
2 small Lebanese cucumber, cut into 1 cm pieces
8 large iceberg lettuce leaves
Equipment
Sharp knives
Chopping boards
Frying pan
Method
- Heat oil in a large non-stick wok or frying pan over a high heat. Add chicken and garlic. Stir-fry for 4-5 minutes, breaking up mince, until chicken is cooked.
- Combine chilli jam, soy sauce, lime juice and 2 tablespoons water in a jug. Add to wok with rice. Stir-fry for a further 2-3 minutes or until well combined and hot. Remove from heat.
- Add peanuts, carrot, tomatoes and cucumber. Toss well to combine. Spoon into lettuce leaves to serve.