Chicken Sesame – Korean lettuce wraps

Name: Chicken Sesame – Korean lettuce wraps
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp honey; 4 tbsp peanuts; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 ½ tbsp sambal oelek; 2 spring onions incl. green parts; ½ cucumbers; 1 tbsp ginger; 1 garlic; 8 lettuce leaves; 1 bunch coriander; 4 chicken breasts; 8 wooden skewers; 2 tbsp peanut oil; 7 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tsp sesame oil; oil; 100 g glass noodles; 4 tbsp soy sauce

poultry

Total: 1 hr 30 min. | Active: 30 min.

lactose-free

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Fresh ingredients make this dish the perfect finger food for a summer's day. Spicy marinated chicken, crunchy vegetables and herbs all rolled up in a lettuce leaf. All the components of this Korean dish can be easily prepared in advance so that you can savour every moment around the table with your guests.

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Ingredients

for 4 person

To marinate the meat
1 tbsp	sambal oelek or 1 1/2 tbsp Gochujang paste
3 tbsp	rice vinegar
2 tbsp	fish sauce
2 tbsp	soy sauce
2 tbsp	sugar
2 tbsp	peanut oil
1 tsp	sesame oil
1 tbsp	ginger, finely grated
1	garlic clove, finely chopped
4	chicken breasts, cut into approx. 1 cm strips

Chicken skewers
8	wooden skewer
	oil for frying

Noodles
100 g	glass noodles
	water, boiling

Dip
2 tbsp	soy sauce
1 tsp	sesame oil
4 tbsp	rice vinegar
1 tsp	honey
½ tsp	sambal oelek or Gochujang paste

Lettuce wraps
½	cucumber, cut into sticks approx. 5 cm long
8	lettuce leaves
2	spring onion incl. green part, cut into thin rings
4 tbsp	peanuts, coarsely chopped
1 bunch	coriander

How it's done

To marinate the meat

Combine the sambal with all the other ingredients up to and including the garlic, mix well. Mix the chicken with the marinade, cover and chill/marinate for at least 1 hr.

Chicken skewers

Wipe the marinade off the chicken, thread the strips of chicken onto the skewers. Heat a dash of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the chicken skewers in batches over a medium heat for approx. 3 mins. on each side, remove, keep warm.

Noodles

Place the glass noodles in a bowl, pour boiling water over the top so that the noodles are covered, leave to soak for approx. 5 mins. Drain the water, rinse the noodles in cold water, drain, cut into pieces with scissors.

Dip

Thoroughly mix the soy sauce with all the other ingredients up to and including the sambal, set aside.

Lettuce wraps

Remove the meat from the skewers. Stuff the lettuce leaves with the meat, glass noodles, cucumber, spring onions, peanuts and coriander, roll up. Serve with the dip.

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