Vietnamese Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
EASY
Light, fresh, and interactive no-cook lettuce wraps filled with shredded poached chicken, crisp vegetables, and fragrant herbs, served with a rich peanut-hoisin dipping sauce. Perfect for a healthy lunch or appetizer.
Ingredients
- 2 pound chicken breast, cooked, cooked and shredded
- 2 butter lettuce, leaves separated and cleaned
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 1 cucumber, julienned
- 1 cup fresh mint, leaves whole
- 1 cup fresh cilantro, leaves whole
- 0.5 cup roasted peanuts, chopped
- 0.25 cup peanut butter
- 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, fresh, freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Steps
- If using uncooked chicken, poach the 2 pounds of chicken breasts in simmering water for 12–15 minutes until cooked through (165°F internal temperature), then cool completely and shred into bite-sized pieces. If using rotisserie or pre-cooked chicken, skip this step and proceed to shredding.
- While the chicken cools (or if using pre-cooked chicken), prepare all vegetables: julienne the 2 carrots and 1 cucumber into thin matchsticks and place in separate bowls.
- Wash and gently separate the butter lettuce leaves, keeping them whole and chilled.
- Pick the leaves from 1 cup fresh mint and 1 cup fresh cilantro; place in separate small bowls.
- Chop the ½ cup roasted peanuts and slice the 2 green onions; place in separate small bowls.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together ¼ cup peanut butter, 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon honey until smooth.
- Add 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon sriracha to the peanut sauce and whisk until fully combined and creamy.
- Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning: add more lime juice for tanginess, honey for sweetness, or sriracha for heat.
- Arrange the butter lettuce leaves on a large platter as the wrapper base.
- Place the shredded chicken, julienned carrots, julienned cucumber, mint, cilantro, green onions, and chopped peanuts in separate bowls around the lettuce and sauce for a family-style serving setup.
- Pour the peanut sauce into a small serving bowl and place it in the center of the platter.
- To serve, have each diner place a butter lettuce leaf on their plate, fill it with chicken, vegetables, herbs, and peanuts, drizzle with peanut sauce, and fold or wrap to eat.