Mama Fu's cooks chicken lettuce wraps

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Mama Fu's Asian House visited the KXAN Austin News at Noon studio and cooked up some delicious chicken lettuce wraps that would make almost anyone's mouth water.

Ingredients

• vegetable oil 1 tbsp
• minced garlic 1 tsp
• Chicken Mix (see below)
• Chicken Mix Sauce (see below) 2.5 oz
• chopped scallions 2 tbsp
• sesame oil 1 tbsp
• rice sticks 1 cup
• iceberg lettuce cups 6
• Dipping Sauce (see below) 2 oz
   

Procedure

1. Heat wok to high.
2. Coat with oil.
3. Add garlic and Chicken Mix, toss.
4. Add Chicken Mix Sauce, toss and break up bigger pieces of chicken.
5. Add chopped scallions and sesame oil, toss.
6. Toss until heated through; remove from wok.
7. Place over a plate of rice sticks.
8. Serve with lettuce cups and dipping sauce on the side.

Chicken Mix

Ingredients

• chicken, ground 1 pound
• shiitake mushrooms ¼ pound
• water chestnuts, sliced ¼ pound
• salt and pepper ¼ tsp, each

Procedure

1. Hydrate mushrooms by soaking in cool water, covered, overnight. Let drain and squeezeout excess water.
2. Cook ground chicken with salt and pepper; remove from heat.
3. Drain and chop water chestnuts; add to cooked chicken.
4. Chop mushrooms to equal size (about a quarter of an inch square); add to cooked chicken.
5. Thoroughly mix all ingredients together and remove all excess liquid from mixture.

Chicken Mix Sauce

Ingredients and procedure
Mix the following ingredients with a whisk; set aside 2 oz for Dipping Sauce:

• soy sauce ¼ cup
• rice wine ¼ cup
• sugar 1 tsp
• black pepper ¼ tsp

Dipping Sauce
 

Ingredients and procedure

Using 2 oz of Chicken Mix Sauce, mix the following ingredients with a whisk:

• mustard powder ½ tsp
• hot sauce (sriracha, tobasco, etc) ½ tsp