Chicken Lettuce Cups

Ingredients

• ground chicken — 400 g
• lettuce (iceberg or butter) — 1 head, separated into cups
• water chestnuts — 1/2 cup, diced (optional)
• garlic — 3 cloves, minced
• ginger — 1 tbsp, minced
• soy sauce — 1.5 tbsp
• oyster sauce — 1 tbsp
• sesame oil — 1 tsp
• cooking wine — 1 tbsp
• cooking oil — 1.5 tbsp

Steps (beginner-friendly)

1. Separate the lettuce into whole cup-shaped leaves, rinse, and pat dry. Arrange on a plate.
2. Heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger and stir 20 seconds until fragrant.
3. Add the ground chicken and stir, breaking it into small crumbles, 3-4 minutes until no pink remains.
4. Add 1 tbsp cooking wine and cook 30 seconds until the sizzling smell of alcohol fades.
5. Add 1.5 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, and the diced water chestnuts. Cook 2 minutes, stirring.
6. Check the texture: the filling should be slightly saucy and glossy, not dry — if dry, add 1-2 tbsp water.
7. Turn off the heat, drizzle with sesame oil, and spoon the hot filling into lettuce cups. Wrap and eat with your hands.