Lettuce Bundles With Spicy Peanut Noodles Recipes

LETTUCE BUNDLES WITH SPICY PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• Place duck or chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag along with 1/2 cup soy sauce, and let marinate for 1 hour. Heat a lightly oiled grill or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Grill duck or chicken breasts until cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes per side for duck and 4 to 6 minutes per side for chicken. Let cool slightly, and shred with your fingers, or cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips with a knife.
• In a food processor, pulse garlic and ginger until finely chopped. Add chile paste, peanut butter, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, sugar, peanut oil, lime juice, and 4 1/2 tablespoons water, and pulse until smooth. If a thinner sauce is desired, add 1 or 2 more teaspoons water, and pulse to combine. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add noodles, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain in a colander, and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
• Dress the noodles with 1/2 cup of the peanut sauce, and transfer to a medium serving bowl. If desired, set the bowl into a larger bowl filled with ice to keep the noodles chilled at the table. Arrange peanuts, remaining sauce, and prepared fillings in various serving dishes on the table. Guests can create their own rolls by wrapping noodles, a little sauce, and their choice of meat and fillings in a lettuce leaf.

LETTUCE BUNDLES WITH SPICY PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the peanuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until they are golden and aromatic, 5 to 8 minutes. Shake the pan halfway through to ensure the nuts toast evenly. When cool enough to handle, roughly chop the nuts; set aside.
• Place the duck or chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag with 1/2 cup of the soy sauce, and let marinate for 1 hour. Heat a lightly oiled grill or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Grill the duck or chicken breasts until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes per side for duck and 4 to 6 minutes per side for chicken. Let cool slightly, and shred with your fingers, or cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips with a knife.
• In a food processor, pulse the garlic and ginger until finely chopped. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons soy sauce, the chile paste, peanut butter, sugar, peanut oil, lime juice, and water, and pulse until smooth. (For a thinner sauce, add 1 or 2 more teaspoons water; pulse to combine.) Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water, add the noodles, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain in a colander, and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
• Dress the noodles with 1/2 cup of the peanut sauce, and transfer to a medium serving bowl. If desired, set the bowl into a larger bowl filled with ice to keep the noodles chilled at the table. Arrange the reserved peanuts, remaining sauce, chives, cucumber, and lettuce in serving dishes on the table. Guests can assemble their own rolls by wrapping noodles, a little sauce, and their choice of meat and fillings in a lettuce leaf.

LETTUCE BUNDLES WITH SPICY PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• 1) Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag along with 1/2 cup soy sauce and let marinate for 1 hour. Heat a lightly oiled grill pan or cast-ron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Grill chicken breasts until cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. Let cool slightly, and shred with your fingers or cut into 1/2-in wide strips with a knife. 2) In a food processor, pulse the garlic and ginger until finely chopped. Add the chile paste, peanut butter, 3 tbsp soy sauce, sugar, peanut oil, lime juice, and 4 1/2 tbsp water, and pulse until smooth. If thinner sauce is desired, add 1 or 2 more teaspoons water and pulse to combine. Set aside. 3) Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the noodles, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain in a colander, and rinse with cold water to stop cooking. 4) Dress the noodles with 1/2 cup of the peanut sauce, and transfer to a medium serving bowl. If desired, set the bowl into a large bowl filled with ice to keep the noodles chilled at the table. Arrange the peanuts, remaining sauce, and prepared fillings in various serving dishes on the table. Create your rolls by wrapping noodles, a little sauce, meat and fillings in a lettuce leaf.