About the Recipe
delicious on their own, or try serving with a side of Sunshine Rice
Ingredients
For sauce:
1 small Jalapeno chili pepper,
rinsed and split lengthwise�
remove seeds and white
membrane, and mince (about
1 Tbsp); for less spice, use
green bell pepper
1 Tbsp garlic, minced (about 2�3 cloves)
3 Tbsp brown sugar or honey
� C water
� Tbsp fish sauce
2 Tbsp lime juice (or about 4 limes)
For chicken:
1 Tbsp peanut oil or vegetable oil
1 Tbsp ginger, minced
1 Tbsp garlic, minced (about 2�3 cloves)
12 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast,
cut into thin strips
1 Tbsp lite soy sauce
1 Tbsp sesame oil (optional)
1 Tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
For wrap:
1 (small) head red leaf lettuce,
rinsed, dried, and separated into
single leaves large enough to
create wrap
8 fresh basil leaves, whole, rinsed
and dried
2 C bok choy or Asian cabbage,
rinsed and shredded
Preparation
1 To prepare the sauce, add all ingredients to a
saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat.
Remove from heat, and let sit in hot saucepan
for 3�5 minutes. Chill in refrigerator for about
15 minutes or until cold.
2 Prepare the chicken by heating oil in a large wok or
saut� pan. Add ginger and garlic, and stir fry briefly
until cooked but not brown, about 30 seconds to
1 minute. 3 Add chicken, and continue to stir fry for 5�8 minutes.
4 Add soy sauce, sesame oil (optional), and sesame
seeds (optional), and return to a boil. Remove from
the heat, and cover with lid to hold warm in hot
saut� pan.
5 Assemble each wrap: Place one large red lettuce leaf
on a plate, then add � cup chicken stir-fry, 1 basil
leaf, and � cup shredded cabbage and fold together.
Serve two wraps with � cup sauce.