chef-johns-chicken-lettuce-wraps.json

{
    "directions": [
        "Stir chicken, water chestnuts, mushrooms, yellow onion, 1/3 cup green onion, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ginger, and 2 teaspoons brown sugar together in a bowl. Pat mixture down, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.",
        "Whisk chicken stock, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ketchup, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and dry mustard together in a bowl until glaze is well-mixed.",
        "Heat vegetable oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir chicken mixture in hot oil until chicken no longer looks raw, about 2 minutes. Pour 1/2 of the glaze mixture into chicken mixture; cook and stir over high heat until chicken begins to caramelize and brown, 10 to 15 minutes.",
        "Reduce heat to medium-low, pour remaining glaze into chicken mixture, and cook until heated through and slightly reduced, about 3 minutes more. Stir in cilantro, basil, and 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion. Transfer chicken mixture to a bowl and serve with lettuce leaves to wrap."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "Chicken Mixture:",
        "1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, coarsely chopped",
        "1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and minced",
        "1 cup diced shiitake mushroom caps",
        "1/2 cup minced yellow onion",
        "1/3 cup chopped green onion",
        "1 tablespoon soy sauce",
        "1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger",
        "2 teaspoons brown sugar",
        "Glaze:",
        "1/4 cup chicken stock",
        "1/4 cup rice wine vinegar",
        "4 cloves garlic, minced",
        "1 tablespoon ketchup",
        "1 tablespoon soy sauce",
        "2 teaspoons sesame oil",
        "2 teaspoons brown sugar",
        "1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes",
        "1/2 teaspoon dry mustard",
        "2 tablespoons vegetable oil",
        "1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste",
        "1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or to taste",
        "1 1/2 tablespoons chopped green onion, or to taste",
        "16 leaves iceberg lettuce, or as needed"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "allrecipes.com",
    "tags": [],
    "title": "Chef John's Chicken Lettuce Wraps",
    "url": "http://allrecipes.com/recipe/239788/chef-johns-chicken-lettuce-wraps/"
}