Another produce item in the fridge just asking to be used before it goes bad (again thanks to the roommate's CSA) so I was inspired to make lettuce wraps! More sauces/ingredients would have been ideal (like hoisin, water chestnuts, carrots), but you work with what you've got when it's dinner time and you're not up for a trip to the store.
So this rendition of lettuce wraps included: chicken (4 breast tenders) diced, sesame oil, 2 cloves garlic minced, 1/4 cup diced red onion, ~1/4 cup soy sauce, 1 tsp brown sugar, dash of lemon juice, 1 tsp corn starch
Begin by sauteing the garlic and onion (and potentially any other veggies you have) in a skillet covered in a thin layer of sesame oil (~1 tbsp or so).
Once suitably softened add your chicken. You want to saute but also potentially get a little bit of crisp from the oil.
Once cooked through, push the meat and veggies to the side and add the brown sugar to the pan and a tbsp of the soy sauce. Stir in place to completely dissolve the brown sugar into the soy sauce, then stir with the rest of the chicken/veggies.
Add other sauces if you have any (teriyaki, hoisin, oyster). Again, pushing the meat to the side of the pan, add the corn starch to the skillet and some more soy sauce. Mix thoroughly and watch as the sauce thickens. Add your desired amount of soy sauce. Splash with a little lemon, and when done, spoon into the lettuce (ideally Bibb, but use whatever you have). And most importantly, make sure to eat with your hands!
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