ground chicken
lettuce
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Chicken Pepper and Basil Lettuce Cups with Thai BBQ Sauce

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Ingredients

For the Sauce:
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • A few thin slices peeled ginger root
  • 1 large clove garlic, crushed
  • 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup Hoisin sauce
  • Juice of 1 ripe lime
For the Lettuce Cups:
  • For the Lettuce Cups: 1/2 seedless cucumber, cut into 2- to 3-inch long matchsticks
  • Fat sprinkle Kosher or fine sea salt
  • About 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons stir-fry, peanut or canola oil
  • 1 package ground chicken, about 1 1/4 pounds
  • 1 inch ginger, peeled and grated
  • 4 cloves garlic, grated or chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Szechuan or black pepper
  • 1 large red field pepper, bell pepper or mild frying pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 3 small Thai dried red chilies or 2 fresh red chilies, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 cup pulled Thai basil leaves or torn basil
  • A handful mint leaves, coarsely chopped
  • About 1 tablespoon fish sauce, to taste
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 large bunch scallions, whites and greens, sliced on bias
  • Chopped peanuts
  • Iceberg and Bibb/butter lettuce, stemmed and arranged on platter for filling

Yield

Serves: 4 servings

Preparation

For the sauce, in a small skillet over medium-high heat, combine stock, ginger and crushed garlic, and reduce by half. Remove ginger and garlic, and stir in peanut butter to melt and incorporate. Add Hoisin; remove from heat and stir in lime juice. 
 
In a small bowl, season cucumber with salt and sugar. Toss and let stand.
 
In a large skillet over high heat, heat oil, 2 turns of the pan. When oil ripples and smokes, add chicken; brown and crumble. Add ginger, garlic, pepper, mild peppers and chili peppers; stir 2 minutes to cook peppers to tender-crisp. Add basil, mint, fish sauce, lime juice and scallions; taste and adjust flavors.
 
Serve in large platter topped with peanuts, with lettuce platter and sauce alongside.