Author Notes
This recipe for Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Jicama is flavorful, easy, and super-healthy. Bibb lettuce acts as a crunchy green cup for tender ground chicken flavored with soy, rice wine vinegar, and jalapeño peppers. The unexpected crisp bite of jicama makes a great textural counterpoint to the softer chicken & mushrooms, and is also a fantastic alternative to the hard to find (at least in my area) traditional fresh water chestnuts.
—Jessie @Straight to the Hips, Baby
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Ingredients
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1 pound
Ground Chicken
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2 cups
Peeled & Diced Jicama
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1/2 cup
Chopped Scallion
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8 ounces
Chopped Fresh Mushrooms
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2
Seeded & Finely Chopped Jalepeno Pepppers
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2 tablespoons
Freshly Minced Garlic
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3 tablespoons
Soy Sauce
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2 tablespoons
Vegetable Oil
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1 tablespoon
Sugar
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1
Head Bibb Lettuce
Directions
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Begin by prepping all of your vegetables and measuring out the liquids.
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Place a large skillet over high heat and add the 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the pan. Heat until the pan is sizzling hot.
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Once at temperature, add the mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until slightly shrunken and browned, stirring occasionally.
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Next, add the ground chicken, and using a spatula, break the meat apart. Add a pinch of salt to start seasoning the meat. Cook 1 min, then add the soy sauce and a couple of grinds of fresh black pepper. Continue to mix every so often, to avoid burning. Cook thoroughly - The chicken will turn from pink to white, when cooked.
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Add the rice wine vinegar, jalapeño peppers (1 pepper for mild, 2 peppers for spicy), scallions, garlic and sugar to the chicken. Stir gently. Allow the liquid to cook and reduce by half.
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Once reduced, add the diced jicama and cook until slightly softened.
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While the jicama cooks, quickly rinse and dry your Bibb lettuce leaves. Arrange on a platter.
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Once the chicken mixture is finished, adjust the salt & pepper to taste. Serve alongside the lettuce leaves and garnish with scallions & jalapeño slices.
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