Curried Chicken in Lettuce Leaves

Name: Curried Chicken in Lettuce Leaves
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 medium carrot, shredded; 567 grams skinned and boned chicken thighs; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 14 grams medium-size dried shiitake mushrooms (about; 237 milliliters loosely packed fresh basil leaves, chopped; 1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped; 6 green onions; 237 milliliters frozen tiny sweet green peas; 1 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 2 heads romaine lettuce; 1 serrano chili pepper, minced; 3 Tbsps soy sauce; 2 Tbsps Thai curry paste; 118 milliliters canned unsweetened coconut milk; 59 milliliters vegetable oil, divided; 237 milliliters hot water; 3 Tbsps cold water

Curried Chicken in Lettuce Leaves requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 133 calories. If you have soy sauce, green onions, thai curry paste, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Soak mushrooms in hot water 30 minutes; drain, reserving liquid. Rinse mushrooms in cold water; pat dry.

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Mushrooms

Water

Remove and discard stems; thinly slice tops.

Pour reserved liquid through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a measuring cup; reserve 1/2 cup.

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Sieve

Slice green onions, separating green tops from white portions. Set aside.

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Green Onions

Remove excess fat from chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes.

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Whole Chicken

Saut chicken in 2 tablespoons hot oil in a large skillet 5 minutes or until done.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove from pan; cool. Coarsely chop chicken. Set aside.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Saut white portion of green onions and serrano pepper in remaining 2 tablespoons hot oil in a large skillet 1 minute; add mushroom liquid, curry paste, coconut milk, and soy sauce, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, carrot, and next 3 ingredients; simmer 3 minutes. Stir in chicken.

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Serrano Pepper

Coconut Milk

Green Onions

Curry Paste

Mushrooms

Soy Sauce

Whole Chicken

Carrot

Cooking Oil

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Whisk together cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in basil and green onion tops.

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Green Onions

Corn Starch