Almost-Famous Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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I discovered P.F. Chang's only a few months ago. Hello, where have I been? Anyway, R insisted we get the chicken lettuce wraps. Good thing, because they were sooo good. Only a month or so later, my Food Network Magazine had a recipe for Almost-Famous Chicken Lettuce Wraps, a take off the P.F. Chang version.
I started out by making the stir-fry sauce. I couldn't find rice wine in the grocery store, so I used dry white wine instead.
Prep time:
Total time:
I discovered P.F. Chang's only a few months ago. Hello, where have I been? Anyway, R insisted we get the chicken lettuce wraps. Good thing, because they were sooo good. Only a month or so later, my Food Network Magazine had a recipe for Almost-Famous Chicken Lettuce Wraps, a take off the P.F. Chang version.
I started out by making the stir-fry sauce. I couldn't find rice wine in the grocery store, so I used dry white wine instead.
I coated the chicken next and stored it in the fridge until needed.
The noodles were my favorite part. The package I bought included three bundles of noodles. I heated up the oil and thought it was ready, but nothing exciting was happening when I put the noodles in. At first I thought I bought the wrong noodles, but I gave it a few more minutes to heat up and tried again. The noodles bubble up super quick, like one second, and they're ready to take out. They're pretty tasteless, but have a great crunch to them. Making mental note to use these noodles in more dishes!
Cooking the veggies. I think I burned them a bit. Oops!
And voila!
Suggest you don't put the hot chicken mixture on top of the noodles. Doing that makes them 'melt,' for lack of a better term, and they tighten up.
R and I both really enjoyed the dish. There are a lot of components; lots of pots and cooking going on, so this is a good recipe for a multi-tasker. I wouldn't say the dish is complicating, but all the different parts can be a turnoff.
Girl likeability - 4
Boy likeability - 4
Ease of preparation - 1.5
Score: 3.16 - totally buffet-style. Would be great for a party/large group. Eat 'em with your hands, and enjoy!
The noodles were my favorite part. The package I bought included three bundles of noodles. I heated up the oil and thought it was ready, but nothing exciting was happening when I put the noodles in. At first I thought I bought the wrong noodles, but I gave it a few more minutes to heat up and tried again. The noodles bubble up super quick, like one second, and they're ready to take out. They're pretty tasteless, but have a great crunch to them. Making mental note to use these noodles in more dishes!
Cooking the veggies. I think I burned them a bit. Oops!
And voila!
Suggest you don't put the hot chicken mixture on top of the noodles. Doing that makes them 'melt,' for lack of a better term, and they tighten up.
R and I both really enjoyed the dish. There are a lot of components; lots of pots and cooking going on, so this is a good recipe for a multi-tasker. I wouldn't say the dish is complicating, but all the different parts can be a turnoff.
Girl likeability - 4
Boy likeability - 4
Ease of preparation - 1.5
Score: 3.16 - totally buffet-style. Would be great for a party/large group. Eat 'em with your hands, and enjoy!
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