VIETNAMESE GROUND CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 ½ T peanut oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove ginger, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 medium carrot, chopped or grated
• 4 medium scallions, thinly sliced
• + 15 more ingredients
• • 1 c water chestnuts, finely chopped
  • 5 medium mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 2 T fish sauce
  • 1 T soy sauce
  • 1 t sesame oil
  • ½ t cayenne pepper
  • ½ c cooked vermicielli or bean thread noodles
  • ¼ c dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
  • ¼ c cilantro, chopped
  • 16 leaf iceberg lettuce leaves
  • 5 T soy sauce
  • 3 T Thai or Vietnamese hot sauce, or any hot sauce
  • 5 T balsamic vinegar
  • 1 T lime juice
  • 2 t sugar

In large skillet over medium-high heat, warm peanut oil. Add onion, ginger and garlic; saut until onion begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add ground chicken and saut until cooked throughout, about 5 minutes, breaking up chicken meat as it cooks. Add carrot, scallions, water chestnuts and mus...

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