Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups

Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, chopped, plus extra finely sliced chilli to serve
  • 500g Lilydale Free Range Chicken Mince
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon kecap manis
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 1 cup Thai basil leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
  • 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • Leaves from 1 butter lettuce
  • Boiled jasmine rice, to serve (optional)

METHOD

  1. Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for 1 minute. Increase heat to high, add chicken and cook, stirring constantly, for 5-6 minutes until cooked through.
  2. Add the shredded lime leaves, fish and oyster sauces, kecap manis, brown sugar and stock, and cook for a further 1-2 minutes.
  3. Remove from the heat and stir in basil and nuts.
  4. Serve chicken on lettuce leaves topped with spring onion and chilli, accompanied by boiled rice if desired.